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Publisher
MGM Home Entertainemnt
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935, and their initial response to the rise of fascism is to arrange a polite meeting with Mussolini to make sure he and his soldiers mean well.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002], c2000
Language
Italiano
Description
When a harried housewife is accidentally left behind while on vacation with her family, she decides to take a holiday of her own in Venice. She becomes charmed by the city and her newfound freedom. She decides to extend her stay, finding a job in a flower shop, renting a room from a wistful waiter, and rediscovers her love for playing the accordian. But her solo journey does not sit well with her tyrannical husband, who hires an amateur detective...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Audrey Hepburn's portrays of a modern-day princess, rebelling against royal obligations, exploring Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman (Gregory Peck) who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her true identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love. Audrey Hepburn won an **Academy Award,** a **BAFTA Award** and a **Golden Globe** for her performance. Nominated for a Golden Lion at the **Venice International Film Festival.**...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
Multiple
Description
"Routinely voted one of the greatest films of all time, revered as one of the foundation stones of Italian neorealism, it is a simple, powerful film about a man who needs a job." - Cf. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times (March 19, 1999)
"The Bicycle Thief is in truth an elegantly structured film that took years of prepartion. Integral to its grace and mood are Carlo Montuori's superb, supple camera work and Alessandro Cicognini's mesmerizing score,...
8) The leopard
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Italiano
Description
After the reunification of Italy, an aging Sicilian prince sees his influence slipping away, the growth of national movements and his nephew's attempts to take power.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner, Elektra, Atlantic
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Italiano
Description
Soon after the start of hostilities in Iraq, Rome-based, love-struck poet and lecturer Attilio heads to Baghdad when he learns from his friend, an Iraqi poet, that the woman he loves has been critically injured in a bomb explosion. Attilio does everything in his power to save her, risking his own life amidst the chaos of war.
11) Casanova
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, 2005
Language
English
Description
Casanova, the fabled romantic, strives to discover the real meaning of love after failing to win the affection of a particular Venetian woman.
12) The thief lord
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
After their mother dies, two boys travel for Venice, where they meet Scipio, the Thief Lord. Along with a small band of abandoned kids, the boys join Scipio's world of robbing the rich. Soon, they win the heart of the detective hired to track them.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Lizzie, along with classmates Gordo, Kate and Ethan are celebrating with a graduation trip to Italy. Lizzie becomes mistaken for Italy's biggest pop diva and falls for her handsome singing partner. Lizzie becomes transformed from awkward teen to international pop star. But will becoming Italy's next pop sensation mean leaving her family and friends behind?
14) The great beauty
Series
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Italiano
Description
For decades, journalist Jep Gambardella has charmed and seduced his way through the glittering nightlife of Rome. Since the legendary success of his only novel, he has been a permanent fixture in the city's literary and elite social circles. But on his sixty-fifth birthday, Jep unexpectedly finds himself taking stock of his life, turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries.
"...The spirit of Fellini remains at work-and, better still,...
16) I am love
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Italiano
Description
Tells the story of a wealthy Italian family and the sweeping changes that their lives are undergoing.
17) When in Rome
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Beth, an ambitious young New Yorker who is disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome, where she inexplicably ignites the passions of an odd group of suitors. But when a charming reporter pursues her with equal zeal, Beth doubts his love is the real thing.
18) 1900 (Novecento)
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006, c1977
Language
Italiano
Description
Two boys are born in Parma, Italy on the day of composer Giuseppe Verdi's death in 1901. Alfredo Berlinghieri is the son of a wealthy landowner and Olmo Dalco is the son of a poverty-stricken peasant who becomes a communist and labor organizer. Though the boys are childhood friends, they increasingly come into conflict as adults as Alfredo panders to the increasingly powerful fascists while Olmo fights relentlessly against Mussolini's followers.
19) The American
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
20) Spectre
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
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