Giuseppe Berto

Autobiographical fantasy about a mediocre writer under analysis, obsessed by a life-long love-hate relationship with his father, and an unsatisfying marriage to a girl many years his junior. (bfi)

Augusto, an entrepreneur from Lombardy, loves nature so deeply that he cannot bring himself to sell the park near his button factory. Seduced by Palmira, one of the workers, he marries her and has a son. The insatiable woman wants to get her hands on her husband's fortune, and with the help of a group of accomplices has him confined to a mental hospital. Little does she know that Augusto will find true love within its walls. (pardolive)

A Venetian musician at La Fenice theatre is affected by an incurable disease. By chance he meets his ex-wife who is now living with another man. She finally realizes that she is still in love with him. (imdb)

In the year 2250 the universe is divided into two: on the one hand the world of the rectangle and on the other the world of the triangle. During a deportation on Saturn, the two give life to a last disastrous battle, which will lead to the destruction of the world. The "Fantarca" spaceship remains isolated in space and its surviving crew is faced with the difficult choice of whether to continue the journey towards Saturn, or return to Earth and build a new civilization there. (groups.google)

A determined police action in Sicily forces the notorious bandit Vito Ribera to hide in mountains, then to try to leave Italy. Ribera soon realizes that he can no longer count on the protection of his powerful mafia allies. (imdb)

Story of a family of wandering puppet makers and the destiny which rules their fate. (imdb)

The Marquis of Roccaverdina falls for a peasant, Agrippina, and they begin a love affair. To keep up appearances, the Marquis has her marry Rocco, a farmer. The participants in this arrangement soon begin to doubt one another's intentions, however, and jealousy begins to arise.

A group of men of differing circumstances and personalities gather at a monastery to undergo a course of spiritual reappraisal. (imdb)

In the last days of the world war II a young Alpine soldier trys to find his way back home after the army was disbanded. In his village the soldiers, with the townspeople, become engaged in an effort to prevent the Germans from blowing up a dam.

Anna is a nurse and a nun, whose history catches up on her. (imdb)

Daniele, a 16 year old boy, runs away from boarding school after a catastrophic bombing, only to find his home destroyed and his parents dead. Alone in the world he meets Tullio, a disbanded boy who lives in a refuge with some girls.

The innocent romance between a teenage boy and his girl is threatened by some of the school staff who do not understand or sympathize. (imdb)