Massimo Gaudioso

The story of a man who is the victim of his obsessions and who loses control over his own life in an attempt to control the life of another. (Strand Releasing)

Albert, head of the post of a town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Silvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb the list. But the trick does not work and as punishment he's transferred to a small town in Campania, which is a nightmare for someone from the north.

The beautiful Veronica owns an upscale women's clothing boutique in Naples and has a handsome but faithless husband Mario who is a fertilizer salesman. The man is infertile and the couple is childless. (imdb)

Set in Naples, the film centers on an Italian family unbalanced by its fishmonger patriarch's delusional obsession with the local version of "Big Brother." (incontention.com)

An unsuspecting family man is sucked into the bizarre and byzantine web of the Sicilian underground in this wryly comic and ravishingly shot first solo feature from acclaimed Italian director and cinematographer Daniele Cipri. (tiff.net)

A mother and father's lives begin to unravel when they discover that their son has starred in a pornographic film.

Based on a 17th century collection of fairy tales by Italian author Giambattista Basile, the film weaves realistic and fantastical elements together into three different storylines, one of which involves Salma Hayek eating the heart of a giant beast. (Youtube)

Pietramezzana, a remote village in the Lucan Dolomites, is likely to disappear. Its inhabitants, led by the volcanic Dominic do not give up and, believing that the opening of a factory may be the solution to all their troubles, they want to make sure that the project is successful. An Italian remake of canadian "The Grand Seduction (2013)" which is also a remake of french-canadian "La grande séduction (2003)"

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance.

Two brothers are forced to emigrate to America by an uncle never seen before. They will find a man who does not meet their expectations. (mymovies.it)

Veteran ambulance chaser Oscar gets 'bitten' by a dog and decides to make some cash by suing its owner. However, this turns out to be Armando, a penniless man just released from jail after 30 years for a crime he didn't commit, shunned by everyone except his dog. (imdb)

Inspired by the extraordinary story of Elisa Girotto, the woman who moved the world by leaving 18 birthday gifts for her daughter when she discovered that she would have little time with her.

A student exchange between an excellent school from the north of Italy to an African school goes wrong. It results in an exchange with the worst school in Italy, from Naples. (imdb)

A woman walks into a bar and is sold the life of her dreams.

During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets Onofrio Principato and Sebastiano Vella, two actors rehearsing a new show with the actors of their amateur dramatics. This meeting brings great surprises.

In 1975, three students at an all-male Catholic high school in Rome commit a crime that shocks their classmates and community. (Netflix)

Seydou and Moussa are two young men who leave Dakar to make their way to Europe. A contemporary Odyssey through the dangers of the desert, the horrors of the detention centers in Libya and the perils of the sea. (cineuropa.org)

Based on the tragicomedy written by Edoardo de Filippo in 1931, Christmas at the Cupiello's captures a life episode of a middle-class Italian family around Christmas. Shot in Neapolitan language, the movie has a whimsical charm. (imdb)