Roberto Nobile

Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. After impulsively buying a run-down villa in the Italian countryside, she begins to piece her life back together in unexpected ways.

Dir. Audrey Wells · With Diane Lane, Lindsay Duncan, Vincent Riotta

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined.

Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · With Marcello Mastroianni, Valéria Cavalli, Michèle Morgan

In a high school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day before the summer holidays. A literature teacher reminisces the past year and wonders what will become of the students he cared for as if they were his children.

Dir. Daniele Luchetti · With Silvio Orlando, Anna Galiena, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.

Dir. Nanni Moretti · With Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy