Cinema Paradiso
A director recounts his boyhood, when he fell in love with movies at his hometown’s theater and formed a great bond with the projectionist. Giuseppe … Read more
Drama
List of Italian drama movies: posters, images, info, trailers, actors, directors, and more.
Scent of a Woman
A teenage private is tasked with escorting a blind captain. It quickly becomes evident that they both have complicated personalities. Scent of a Woman (Italian: … Read more
In nome del popolo italiano
A court looks into the death of a young woman, which appears to be a homicide. He suspects a well-known industry mogul with significant political … Read more
Pane, Amore e Fantasia (Bread, Love and Dreams)
A 1953 Italian Romantic Comedy by Luigi Comencini; Silver Bear at Berlin When a veteran marshal is assigned to a tiny town, he falls in … Read more
Marriage Italian Style
Marriage Italian Style is a 1964 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, and Vito Moricone. Leonardo Benvenuti, Renato … Read more
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Four fascist libertines pick up nine adolescent boys and girls in World War II Italy and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and … Read more
Arabian Nights
A lovely slave girl selects a young man to be her new owner in ancient Arabia, but she is stolen and they must hunt for … Read more
The Canterbury Tales
Pasolini’s beautiful, violent, and always a vivid cinematic depiction of some of Chaucer’s most sexual stories. The Canterbury Tales (I racconti di Canterbury) is a … Read more
The Decameron
A retelling of nine stories from Boccaccio’s “Decameron.” The Decameron (Il Decameron) is a 1971 anthology film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, based … Read more
Oedipus Rex
Oedipus, who was rescued from abandonment and reared by the King and Queen, is nevertheless troubled by a prophecy that he will murder his father … Read more
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Tot and his son Ninetto are driving down an Italian road when they come across a talking crow. Pier Paolo Pasolini directed The Hawks and … Read more
The Gospel According to St. Matthew
The Gospel of St. Matthew (Il vangelo secondo Matteo) is a 1964 Italian neorealist biblical drama film written and directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It … Read more