Pietro De Silva

From one of the world's most acclaimed comic filmmakers comes an unexpected and unforgettable fable about the power of laughter to move the human heart and the power of the imagination to bolster the human spirit. (Miramax Films)

Tommi (11) and his slightly older sister Viola live in the city with their father. They cope with being a single parent family until their mother shows up, having disappeared without trace - not for the first time, we soon learn. These are the four protagonists in a bittersweet portrait of their ongoing struggle with love, friendship, puberty and life in general. (imdb)

The movie contains two separate episodes. In the first one, a mechanic discovers he is the son of a prostitute nicknamed "the queen of england". He misunderstands though, so he flies to Britain hoping to meet the monarch. In the second episode a policeman must help a young actress of "sexy-horror" movies who receives creepy phone calls and threats to her life.

In central Italy, during 1860, a poor farmer by the name of Terenzio Grossi manages to form a gang composed of young rebels, his goal to try and revolt against the newly formed Piedmont State. (imdb)