Marco Bellocchio

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.

Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · With Ennio Morricone, Silvano Agosti, Alessandro Alessandroni

Palermo, Sicily, 1980. Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta decides to move to Brazil with his family fleeing the constant war between the different clans of the criminal organization. But when, after living several misfortunes, he is forced to return to Italy, he makes a bold decision that will change his life and the destiny of Cosa Nostra forever.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Fabrizio Ferracane

A deeply disturbed and epileptic young man benignly decides to murder other members of his dysfunctional family for altruistic reasons.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Masé

The 1978 kidnapping and assassination of former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro by Red Brigades terrorists.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Fabrizio Gifuni, Margherita Buy, Toni Servillo

Days before the general election, after a girl from a rich family is murdered in an attempted rape, the editor-in-chief of a conservative tabloid tries to derail the police investigation in order to help the right-wing candidates supported by his bosses.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Gian Maria Volonté, Fabio Garriba, Carla Tatò

The story of Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, who in 1858, after being secretly baptized, was forcibly taken from his family to be raised as a Christian. His parents’ struggle to free their son became part of a larger political battle that pitted the papacy against forces of democracy and Italian unification.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon

The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Maya Sansa, Luigi Lo Cascio, Roberto Herlitzka

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi, Fausto Russo Alesi

Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…

Dir. Marco Bellocchio · With Valerio Mastandrea, Bérénice Bejo, Guido Caprino