Roma
A virtually plotless, gaudy, impressionistic portrait of Rome through the eyes of one of its most famous citizens.
The Secret of Santa Vittoria
During World War II, Italian villagers hide their wine from the German army.
Mamma Roma
After years spent working as a prostitute in her Italian village, middle-aged Mamma Roma has saved enough money to buy herself a fruit stand so that she can have a…
The Fugitive Kind
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying…
The Rose Tattoo
A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
The Golden Coach
A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.
Love
L’Amore (‘Love’) is a 1948 Italian drama anthology film that consists of two parts, The Human Voice (Una voce umana), based on Jean Cocteau’s 1929 play of the same title,…
Assunta Spina
Assunta, a commoner of Naples, is scarred by her lover Michele for jealousy.
Rome, Open City
During the Nazi occupation of Rome in 1944, the leader of the Resistance is chased by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a way to escape.
Teresa Venerdì
A comedy of errors in which the sweetly incompetent Dr. Pietro Vignali (de Sica) has been run deep into debt by his girlfriend, Loletta Prima (Magnani). After his creditors threaten…