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1) Allegra
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Italiano
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1822: La giovane figlia illegittima di Byron muore in un convento in Italia, lontana dalla madre che la adorava. 1838: la giovane Alice Clarke, infelicemente sposata con un uomo violento, è inseguita nelle strade di Londra da un greco e da una donna che indossa un mantello nero.
2) L'immensità
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Clara and Felice struggle to raise their three children in the 1970's Rome. Their trans son Andrew yearns for another life, escaping into his own imagination to defuse family tension in this creative and moving film about growing up and breaking the mold.
3) Martin Eden
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Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, MARTIN EDEN is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university...
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Salvatore is a very poor farmer and a widower who decides to emigrate to the U.S. with all his family, including his old mother. Before they embark, they meet Lucy. She is a British woman who wants to go back to the States. Lucy, or Luce as Salvatore calls her, needs to marry someone before she arrives at Ellis Island in New York. Salvatore accepts her proposal. Once they arrive in Ellis Island they spend the quarantine period trying to pass the examinations...
7) Sin
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Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist’s loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici...
8) Baarìa
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Italiano
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Grand-scale, semi-autobiographical portrait of life and love over three generations in a small town in Sicily. Set against the background of major events in the history of 20th century Italy.
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Italiano
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In this extraordinary tale, Guido, a charming but bumbling waiter who's gifted with a colorful imagination and an irresistible sense of humor, has won the heart of the woman he loves and created a beautiful life for his young family. But then, that life is threatened by World War II, and Guido must rely on those very same strengths to save his beloved wife and son from an unthinkable fate!
10) Vincere
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About fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and the woman he loved. Ida Dalser was scorned, denounced, and then written out of history. Mussolini's rise to power and Dalser's descent into an insane asylum are tragic counterpoints in a doomed romance. Dalser may have been written off at the time, but Bellocchio and Mezzogiorno allow her a final, unexpected triumph in this cinematic masterwork.
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Criterion collection volume 747
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Italiano
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Follows the exploits of two pansexual young men, the handsome scholar Encolpius and his vulgar, insatiably lusty friend Ascyltus, as they move through a landscape of free-form pagan excess.
12) The leopard
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Criterion collection volume 235
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Italiano
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After the reunification of Italy, an aging Sicilian prince sees his influence slipping away with the growth of national movements and his nephew's attempts to take power.
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Italiano
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Based on the historical records and the personal testimony of his fellow friars, this is the amazing true story of the life of the famous stigmatic monk who died in 1968. Blessed with incredible spiritual gifts, including healing, bi-location, reading of souls, and the stigmatic wounds, Padre Pio was a powerful witness for Christ, and a great spiritual guide to countless souls for over fifty years.
14) Passione
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Watch a musical adventure that comes directly out of the people and the volcanic land they inhabit. Conjuring ancient stories and myths that still live of love, sex, jealously, and social protest, each song is a small screenplay, an emotional postcard.
15) Ludwig
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Italiano
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An operatic portrait of Ludwig II, the 19th century mad king of Bavaria. Tormented by his unrequited love for his cousin, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, coupled with his obsession for the music of Wagner, Ludwig retreats into a fantasy world. He builds fairytale castles and ultimately loses his already-fragile grip on his sanity.
16) 1900
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Italiano
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Epic story of two families in Italy traces both the rise of fascism and the conflict between the sons of the families, both born on January 1, 1900.
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Italiano
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"For his first commission, infantry lieutenant Drogo is stationed at a remote desert garrison on the mist-shrouded border of the North Kingdom. Filling their days with endless drilling, the soldiers of Fortezza Bastiani spend the long nights wondering about an enemy no one has ever seen. As the days stretch into months, the strain of waiting for attack takes its toll on Drago's comrades: sadistic major Mattis, sardonic Lieutenant Simeon, cynical medic...
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Film Movement volume 14, film 2
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Italiano
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During the spread of The Black Death in 14th century Italy, ten young people flee to the countryside and spend their time there telling each other stories.