Radiotelevisione italiana.
10) Pane e tulipani
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...
11) Padre padrone
Publisher
Fox Lorber Home Video
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of a son's development under an oppressive father. Gavino lives in solitude as an illiterate Sardinian shepherd. Finally he revolts against his father and his own illiteracy, studies and earns a degree and finds his identity through his newly-found ability to communicate.
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
Italiano
Description
"As Italy explodes in an era of social unrest, a single ill-fated incident sends the lives of equally idealistic brothers Nicola and Matteo Carati careening in opposite directions. Divided by politics but bonded by blood, the next 40 years will find the brothers' divergent paths intersecting through some of the most tumultuous events in recent history" -- Container.
Publisher
Distributed by MHz Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Italiano
Description
Against the backdrop of Italy's political upheaval, Fascism and chaos during the tumultuous post-war period between 1938 and 1948, Detective De Luca does the one thing he knows how to do: be a cop. He investigates and solves crimes in the war-torn city of Bologna and along the Adriatic coast with little or no regard for those in power, whoever they happen to be.
15) I clowns
Publisher
Rarovideo
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Italiano
Description
Fellini's fascination with the circus and the surreal come to a head in one of his final masterpieces, The Clowns. The film reflects Fellini's childhood obsession with clowns and begins with a young boy watching a circus set up from his bedroom window. Though comical and referred to as a 'docu-comedy', this film explores deeper human conditions such as authority, poverty, humility and arrogance.
16) Goya
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Language
Español
Description
In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800's, Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. Goya reflects on his tumultuous career: a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba and the evil crusade of Napoleon's French army.
Publisher
Distributed by MHZ Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Italiano
Description
Exiled from the Naples police department for being a whistleblower, Chief Inspector Mario Nardone is transferred to postwar Milan, which is fast becoming the breeding ground for a new criminal scene. Nardone is committed to its safety and will do anything to protect its people. He fights crime and corruption wherever he finds it. Based on the real-life figure who was a true legend in Milan during the 1950s and 60s, known for his unflinching moral...
Publisher
MHz Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Italiano
Description
First broadcast in 1984 by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, The Octopus (La Piovra) was an international phenomenon, running for ten seasons over 18 years and making a star of its lead actor, Michele Placido. This Mafia thriller beoke new ground as it explored was between law enforcement and the criminal network rooted in Sicily. Filmed in Europe, Asia and North American, The Octopus illustrated the reach of the criminal tentacles that touch all levels...
