Sebastiano Colla

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

Giuseppe M. Gaudino made his directorial debut with this experimental film portrait contrasting the ancient Roman empire with poverty in present-day Naples. The film's narrator introduces the ancient town of Pozzuloi, home to Nero, his mother Agrippina, the Sibyl of Cumae, and Christian martyr Artema. This historical drama is intertwined with a modern-day story of a poverty-stricken family, forced by earthquakes during the '70s to move to the country, a devastating blow to the close-knit family. After a 1997 Venice Film Festival screening at 125 minutes, the filmmakers announced their plans to re-edit to a shorter running time. Also known as Moonspins Between Land and Sea.

ACAB, ou “All Cops are Bastards”, était un slogan initialement utilisé en Angleterre dans les années 1970 par les skinheads. Rapidement il s’est propagé dans les rues et les stades, propices aux guérillas urbaines. Cobra, Nero et Mazinga sont 3 « flics bâtards » qui, à force d’affronter le mépris quotidien, ont pris l’habitude d’être les cibles de cette violence, reflet d’une société chaotique dictée par la haine. Leur unique but est de rétablir l’ordre et de faire appliquer les lois, même s’il faut utiliser la force…

The marriage of an actor and a freelance film editor breaks up unexpectedly in front of two filmmakers' camera.

Three stories revolving around 3 elements: the painting, the sofa and the comet. The 3 chapters that compose it are also linked together by these elements that give the entire film a circular structure, just like the sad fate of Sisyphus who was condemned to push a huge stone to the top of a hill.