Alfredo, Alfredo

Alfredo, a timid young Italian, lusts after and woos the beautiful Maria Rosa. But when he manages to marry her, he discovers life is not nearly so blissful as he expected.

Serafino

Serafino, a young and innocent shepherd, inherits a huge fortune. He immediately starts spending the entire sum on presents for his friends, causing the envy of his family.

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

An anthology film that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them. In the third, men of the town all seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage, and they face prosecution for statutory rape.

Seduced and Abandoned

The film presents the tale of Agnese Ascalone, daughter of prominent miner Vincenzo Ascalone, and takes place in a small town in Sicily. Agnese is seduced by her sister Matilde's fiance, and has a tryst with him for which she confesses and tries to repent, only to be discovered by her mother and father. The film is a dark satire of Sicilian social customs and honor laws, and is very similar to Divorce, Italian Style.

Divorce Italian Style

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.

The Facts of Murder

A police inspector comes into contact with people of all types and dispositions during a grueling murder investigation.

The Railroad Man

Pietro Germi directs and stars in this masterpiece example of late Italian neo-realism. The stark tale centers on unfulfilled railroad worker Andrea (Germi). After his daughter's marriage falls apart and his troubled son leaves for good, Andrea turns to booze to numb the pain. Life gets even worse for Andrea when he causes a serious rail accident and crosses picket lines during a strike. Sylva Koscina, Edoardo Nevola and Franco Fantasia co-star.

Mid-Century Loves

Mademoiselle Gobete

The City Defends Itself

Four criminals commit a robbery at a soccer stadium, and then split up to try to hide separately from the police.

The Path of Hope

The story of a group of Sicilian miners and their families decide to illegally cross the border to France and their hardships.