Massimo Bonetti

Plot Summary for Notte di San Lorenzo, La (1982) The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them. (imdb)

Young nobleman Baron Sergio Giuramondo, after discovering that his bride-to-be was the king's mistress, leaves Naples in disgust to become a monk. But his quest for perfect solitude is constantly interrupted by visitors hearing rumours that Sergio possesses miraculous powers, and by women who bet each other that they can successfully seduce him... (imdb)

In this inspiring true story of forgiveness, young Maria Goretti's (Martina Pinto) life is filled with poverty and hardship, yet her love for God is steadfast. Even as she faces her own tragic end, Maria shrouds herself in a devoutness that will make her a saint.

An amoral man manhandles his wife and falls into the claws of a wheeler dealer.

In fascist Italy, a barber who lost the use of his legs after the shock for the breakup with his girlfriend, tries to win her back.

A spaceship investigates an out-of-control planet and discovers a computer that controls an underground civilization. (imdb)

Instead of offering the rousing attacks and counterattacks of soccer, Pupi Avati's movie focuses on the routine downs and ups of a team manager (Ugo Tognazzi) whose troubles begin when his faltering club is taken over by a younger man with a high-priced hairdo. (mubi)

Gaetano and Delia, a separated couple, try to pick up the pieces of their broken love, recalling all the faults and the mistakes which led them to where they are now. (imdb)

The Alessandra restorer is sent by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage to restore an ancient fresco, located in the majestic villa of the noble family Rospigliosi. Here Alessandra will be faced with a situation decidedly complicated and out of all his imagination. In fact, the Rospigliosi family is waiting for the Countess Bianca, matriarch of the family and owner of the villa, to die, to be able to share the conspicuous heritage and get rid of the villa, despite the high historical value.

While newspaper writer Church struggles with the death of his wife, he receives a "special" assignment. He must answer a little girl's question about whether Santa Claus really exists. (imdb)

Italy, 1952. The young official Furio Momenté is sent to Veneto region, near Polesine, to investigate a shocking and mysterious case: a minor has in fact killed one of his peers claiming to have killed the devil himself. (imdb)

A troubled young man falls for an American military auxiliary after a single glance. A year later, he moves to the American Midwest to write his novel, next to the auxiliary’s elderly mother’s house, separated by a grim garden.