Leopoldo Trieste

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.

Dir. Pietro Germi · With Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

Dir. Mario Monicelli · With Alberto Sordi, Paolo Stoppa, Caroline Berg

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

Dir. Federico Fellini · With Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiancé, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father.

Dir. Pietro Germi · With Stefania Sandrelli, Saro Urzì, Aldo Puglisi

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

Dir. Nicolas Roeg · With Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, Hilary Mason

In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.

Dir. Federico Fellini · With Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste

An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

Dir. Mario Bava · With Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso

Comedy about the flawed Italian healthcare system of the time and a doctor's expeirence with it.

Dir. Luigi Zampa · With Alberto Sordi, Ida Galli, Bice Valori

In 1950s Sicily, con artist Joe Moretti does screen tests for the big studios, accepting money or favours for his efforts. A young illiterate novitiate named Beata desperately wants to change her life and falls for him; belatedly, he realizes his feelings for her. However, their love affair is doomed when he's arrested.

Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · With Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato, Franco Scaldati

A leftist professor wants the truth about two men killed during a hunting party; but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

Dir. Elio Petri · With Gian Maria Volonté, Irene Papas, Gabriele Ferzetti

Inspector Rizzo and Marshal Caputo go to Egypt and look for Professor Cerullo, who is missing.

Dir. Steno · With Bud Spencer, Enzo Cannavale, Angelo Infanti

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

Dir. Tinto Brass · With Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren