The Life Ahead
THE LIFE AHEAD 2020 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Edoardo Ponti Written by:Ugo ChitiEdoardo Ponti Based on the book by:Romain Gary Genre:Drama Runtime:94 mins Plot:In seaside Italy, a Holocaust survivor with a daycare business takes in a 12-year-old street kid who recently robbed her. Release Date:November 6, 2020 Reception: 6.8 5 93% Cast: Sophia […]
The Great Beauty
THE GREAT BEAUTY Directed by:Paolo Sorrentino Written by:Paolo SorrentinoUmberto Contarello Genre:Drama Runtime:141 mins Plot:Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty. Release […]
I Am Love
I AM LOVE 2010 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Luca Guadagnino Written by:Barbara AlbertiIvan CotroneoWalter FasanoLuca Guadagnino Genre:Drama | Romance Runtime:120 mins Plot:Emma left Russia to live with her husband in Italy. Now a member of a powerful industrial family, she is the respected mother of three, but feels unfulfilled. One day, Antonio, […]
Il Divo
IL DIVO Directed by:Paolo Sorrentino Written by:Paolo Sorrentino Genre:Biography | Drama Runtime:110 mins Plot:The story of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, who has served as Prime Minister of Italy seven times since the restoration of democracy in 1946. Release Date:April 24, 2009 Reception: 7.2 4 81% Cast: Toni ServilloAnna BonaiutoFlavio BucciCarlo BuccirossoPiera Degli EspostiAlberto CraccoGiorgio ColangeliMassimo […]
Malèna
MALÈNA 2000 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Giuseppe Tornatore Written by:Giuseppe Tornatore Original story by:Luciano Vincenzoni Genre:Drama | Romance | War Runtime:108 mins Plot:Amidst the war climate, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town. Release Date:December 25, 2000 Reception: 7.4 7 […]
Life is Beautiful
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL 1998 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 4 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Roberto Benigni Written by:Roberto BenigniVincenzo Cerami Genre:Comedy | Drama | Romance | War Runtime:116 mins Plot:When an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the […]
Il Postino: The Postman
IL POSTINO 1995 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Michael Radford Written by:Anna PavignanoMichael RadfordFurio ScarpelliGiacomo ScarpelliMassimo Troisi Based on the novel by:Antonio Skármeta Genre:Biography | Comedy | Drama | Romance Runtime:108 mins Plot:A simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet, and then uses this to woo […]
Cinema Paradiso
CINEMA PARADISO Directed by:Giuseppe Tornatore Written by:Giuseppe TornatoreVanna Paoli Genre:Drama Runtime:155 mins Plot:A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema’s projectionist. Release Date:May 21, 1989 Reception: 8.5 8 80% Cast: Philippe NoiretSalvatore CascioMarco LeonardiJacques PerrinAgnese NanoAntonella […]
Dark Eyes
DARK EYES Directed by:Nikita Mikhalkov Written by:Nikita MikhalkovAleksandr Adabashyan Based on the short stories by:Anton Chekhov Genre:Comedy | Drama | Romance Runtime:118 mins Plot:An Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks, Romano Patroni leaves his wife to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman. […]
Otello
OTELLO Directed by:Franco Zeffirelli Written by:Franco ZeffirelliMasolino D’AmicoArrigo Boito Inspired by the play by:William Shakespeare Genre:Drama | Music Runtime:118 mins Plot:Verdi’s famous opera is brought to life in this production. The immortal tale of the noble Moor and his beautiful young wife, and of his lieutenant, whose jealousy and lust for power lead him to […]