Ennio Flaiano

Gelsomina is sold by her very poor mother to Zampano, an itinerant strongman. She follows him on the road (La Strada)

A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies (imdb)

Marcello is a young playboy journalist who spends his days between celebrities and rich people, seeking for ephemeral joy in parties and sex... (imdb)

A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finding only heartbreak. (imdb)

Some people like violence so much, that they decide to create a club in which human hunts are organized - members being alternately hunters, and prey, until they end up dead. (imdb)

Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40-something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband. (imdb)

Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands... (imdb)

Giovanni, a sucessful writer, and his wife Lydia visit their friend Tommaso who is dying in hospital... (imdb)

Aging small-time con man Augusto, who swindles peasants, works with two younger men: Roberto, who wants to become the Italian Johnny Ray... (imdb)

A sensitive character study of five young men trapped in a small town on the Adriatic. (imdb)

The first two days of a marriage. Ivan, a punctilious clerk brings his virginal bride to Rome for a honeymoon... (imdb)

When a young woman of beauty and talent joins a provincial vaudeville troupe, they're suddenly playing to packed houses, and their aging comic Checco Dalmonte gets big ideas. He falls in love with the ingenue, Liliana, and ignores his companion of several years, Melina Amour. (imdb)

An undertaker marries an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must continue the profession of his father-in-law after his retirement. (imdb)

It is the year 35 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and that old gods have been annihilated... (imdb)

When a rich man is assassinated in broad daylight his daughter Monica (Barbara Bouchet) offers an enormous reward for information on the killer. Michael Reardon tries to track down the killer and soon finds connections between the victim and the narcotics industry. An unusual thriller with artsy and psychedelic touches of the times (trashpalace.com)

A collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages. (imdb)

In post-war Rome, poverty is everywhere. A suicidal man, a small time thief, a desperate typist, and a distinguished amnesiac are some of the characters trying to make it through the night, as they drift through bars and gambling dens.

An Italian documentary film about the Malay Archipelago and Borneo. (Wikipedia)

An old prince (Eduardo De Filippo) lives in his ancient palace in Rome together with the ghosts of his ancestors; he proudly rejects a huge offer for the palace by a real estate group seeking a place to build a department store; but the prince suddenly dies (and joins the ghosts!) and his nephew (Marcello Mastroianni), just back from the States, sells the palace for a much lesser price. (imdb)

Two brothers, Monty and Ted, will inherit $300,000 if they manage to live together for six months. (imdb)

Rossellini's darkly comic satire showcases the great Italian comic Toto as a barber who is imprisoned for murdering his wife's suspected lover. After twenty years, Salvatore leaves the prison walls to find the world he once knew gone. His wife is dead, he encounters one deceitful person after another, and his family and friends are even more disloyal. Salvatore realizes he has no choice but to find a way back to prison where he feels certain he will be happier. (dvdbeaver.com)

1936, the Italian army is invading Ethiopia. Lieutenant Silvestri while suffering toothache decides to reach the nearest camp hospital. On his way he meets and rapes a young Ethiopian and later kills her to avoid further pain. When he finally reaches the hospital, he realizes he has been exposed to leprosy. (imdb)

Liza slowly replaces Melampo, Giorgio's dog. While she accepts it, Giorgio forces her to wear collars and leashes

Documentary about Pope Pius XII, his childhood and his first 3 years as pope at the outbreak of WWII.

Taddeu, a Sardinian outlaw, organizes fake kidnappings for the tourists who go for strong emotions. The police, however, are informed, step in, and a shootout begins. (imdb)

The story of two cousins: one unattractive, desperately searching for the man of her dreams, and the other beautiful, but totally uninterested in sentimental affairs. However, it is the second who finds the right man, while the former is left searching. (bfi)

A middle aged Italian accompanies a colleague to America, and tries to marry an American woman so that he can stay there. (bfi)

During the fascist era, Adriana a beautiful young model, becomes a prostitute after a love affair gone wrong. She meets Mino, a partisan who falls in love with her and wants to redeem her. (imdb)

A war criminal attempts to cross the Italian border.

A young impoverished aristocrat and struggling writer falls for the charms of an aspiring starlet, whose amoral nature and hungry curiosity drives her from one adventure to another. (imdb)

When peasant girl Nives is deserted by smuggler Gino Lodi, she betrays him to the police. Police officer Enzo Cinti, who loves Nives, traces her to the Po River cane-fields, where she is working as a cutter to support herself and an infant son, and warns her that Gino has escaped from prison and is seeking revenge. She rejects his offer to protect her. Gino finds Nives, mourning the drowning death of their son.

Gwenn plays a retired atomic scientist who settles in a peaceful Spanish village. But he can't remain sedentary for long, and soon he's off and about developing a new kind of rocket. So much for his retirement, and so much for the peace and quiet in his village, which is soon overrun with reporters and spies. (allmovie.com)

The young Claudia wants to escape from the gray life of the province and aims rich men but each time with unhappy results. Only the brother will eventually succeed in shaking her from this purpose. (imdb)

The owner of a cosmetics factory has made a contract with Radio Sibilla for the transmission of an evening program in which the products of his company are advertised. (imdb)

A poor girl is convinced she is the daughter of a prince. (imdb)