All Recommendations

Cerasella
6.4

Cerasella

1959

Cerasella escapes just before her marriage with Alfredo and meets Bruno, the son of a wealthy industrialist.

Hello-Goodbye
5.3

Hello-Goodbye

1970

A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is actually a baron's wife. Fortunately, the baron believes in open marriages and winds up hiring the Englishman to teach his son (from an earlier marriage) everything about automobiles. Meanwhile the car salesman finds himself falling seriously in love with the wife. The baron really doesn't mind as he himself is involved with another.

My Wife's Enemy
5.4

My Wife's Enemy

1959

Marco and Luciana are married and in love, but the passion of Marco for football distract him, and make him impossible to keep a job for a long time: that's why the young couple keeps arguing.

The Priest's Wife
6.1

The Priest's Wife

1970

After discovering her boyfriend is married, a young woman attempts suicide but survives and falls for the priest who took her call, leading to complications with his vow of celibacy.

Toto and the Kings of Rome
7.0

Toto and the Kings of Rome

1952

An aging, down-and-out public employee must face the primary school examination.

Boccaccio '70
6.9

Boccaccio '70

1962

An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.

We Still Kill the Old Way
6.6

We Still Kill the Old Way

1967

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.

The Wind Will Carry Us
7.2

The Wind Will Carry Us

1999

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

The 10th Victim
6.6

The 10th Victim

1965

In the near future, big wars are avoided by giving individuals with violent tendencies a chance to kill in the Big Hunt. The Hunt is the most popular form of entertainment in the world and also attracts participants who are looking for fame and fortune. It includes ten rounds for each competitor, five as the hunter and five as the victim.

One Way or Another
7.6

One Way or Another

1976

Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.

Christmas Present
7.4

Christmas Present

1986

On Christmas night, four estranged friends reunite for a game of poker to rip off a rich businessman—but old grudges get in the way.

An American in Rome
7.2

An American in Rome

1954

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
6.9

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

1970

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

Johnny Guitar
7.4

Johnny Guitar

1954

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.

Body Guards
5.1

Body Guards

2000

Fabio Leone and Paolo Pecora are two police officers from Rome, who, together with the careless Neapolitan Ciro Marmotta, are fired from the barracks due their scuppering of a plan to capture a secret agent.

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
7.2

A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)

1970

Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?

The Children's Hour
7.7

The Children's Hour

1961

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
7.5

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

1963

Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.

The Woman in Red
6.3

The Woman in Red

1984

When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.

U Turn
6.6

U Turn

1997

When a desperate man’s car breaks down in a bizarre desert town while evading vengeful bookies, he becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle. Caught between a married couple, he’s faced with deadly contracts to kill them both.