Loris Gizzi

A pirate action adventure with nary a swash buckled throughout. (imdb User Comments)

Buccaneering story set in the Caribbean in the XVIIth century. (BFI)

A patient in a mental hospital reveals his view of society to a psychiatrist. (locatetv)

Giovanni peddles useless pens in the streets of Rome with his sidekick Francesco. He has, however, a daughter who studies in a college and thinks he is a rich industrialist. The girl falls in love with a rich boy and when her father tells her the truth about their financial situation she leaves her fiancee and refuses food. Luckily the boy's parents give their assent to the marriage all the same. (imdb)

A group of teachers argues about what text to choose to teach history in their school. When they leave the meeting room the two busts of Napoleon and Julius Caesar, which are in the room, come to life and begin debating too. (imdb)

Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle. By the end of the war, Aldo has found the courage to stand up for his beliefs, but by then it is too late. (imdb)

Adventures of pirates against the Spanish navy in the 17th century Caribbean. (bfi)

Returned from exile where he accompanied his mother Caterina Sforza, Giovanni de 'Medici (1498-1526), becomes, under the name of Giovanni delle Bande Nere, captain of fortune at the service of the idea of a united Italy.

Adriana, a young mother, and her baby, are abandoned by her former lover Diego. Adriana later finds a job at a large hairdresser's and looks to lead a dignified life with her daughter. Mario, the accountant of the shop, begins to court her, yet Adriana's shame at her child out of wedlock sees her shun his advances, and her life is plunged back into chaos when Diego returns on the scene.