Bob Messini

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Gli Amici del Bar Margherita
5.6
Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.
Drama
Caterina va en ville
6.5

Caterina va en ville

Oct 24, 2003
Caterina, une adolescente fille d'un enseignant et d'une femme au foyer, vit dans un petit village de la côte tyrrhénienne, mais avant la rentrée scolaire elle doit déménager à Rome avec ses parents, dans la maison où avaient habité ses défunts grands-parents.
Comedy
Le mani forti
6.5

Le mani forti

Apr 09, 1997
This tense thriller begins in the office of Claudia, a psychoanalyst whose sister was killed in a terrorist attack. Her newest client is Tancredi. He says that he is a journalist and that he suffers from having witnessed numerous atrocities in Bosnia. The events he describes sound just like those of Brescia, and Claudia, who still grieves for her sister, begins to wonder if Tancredi is telling the truth. Her investigation proves that he is lying, but it leads her to wonder why he has chosen her as his psychoanalyst. After talking to her husband, Claudia visits her old mentor who suggests she continue working with Tancredi but warns her not to call in the police. After that the story frequently jumps to 1998. By then Claudia and her newborn baby have become part of the witness protection program and she is preparing to testify against those involved in covering up government-sponsored terrorist activity.
Drama
L'amore ritorna
5.9

L'amore ritorna

Apr 19, 2004
Luca is a famous actor working on his new film as both its star and director. One day he gets extremely sick and, while at the hospital, rethinks his life.
Comedy
Mi rifaccio vivo
5.121

Mi rifaccio vivo

May 08, 2013
After spending most of his life being defeated by his rival Ottone, meek Biagio tries to commit suicide – but in the hereafter he's offered a chance to come back to life for a week as Dennis, Ottone's trusted business partner.
Comedy
Puzzle
5.9

Puzzle

Jun 20, 2014
Puzzle raconte trois histoires d’amour, de passion, et de trahison qui se déroulent à New York, Paris et Rome. Michael, écrivain lauréat du Prix Pulitzer, s’est enfermé dans la suite d’un hôtel parisien pour achever son dernier roman. Il a récemment quitté sa femme Elaine et il entretient une liaison orageuse avec Anna, une jeune romancière ambitieuse.
Drama
Crushed Lives - Il sesso dopo i figli
3
With humor and wit, Crushed Lives – Sex or Kids? takes on the probing but taboo question: what happens to our sex lives after children? New father Saverio films a documentary to get to the bottom of this matter after an uninspired sex session with his wife. Interviewing couples at various stages of parenthood, Saverio unearths the fear and anxieties that seem to universally plague his peers as they collectively experience the quiet devastation of a dying bedroom. Honing in on this seldom fully explored theme of adulthood, director Alessandro Colizzi brings us on a sincere and funny journey into life encumbered by children and the fainting sexual imagination that seems to go with it. - Vivian Yuen
Drama
Folles de joie
7.4

Folles de joie

May 17, 2016
Beatrice est une mythomane bavarde au comportement excessif. Donatella est une jeune femme tatouée, fragile et introvertie. Ces deux patientes de la Villa Biondi, une institution thérapeutique pour femmes sujettes à des troubles mentaux, se lient d'amitié. Une après-midi, elles décident de s'enfuir bien décidées à trouver un peu de bonheur dans cet asile de fous à ciel ouvert qu'est le monde des gens «sains».
Drama
Tutto tutto niente niente
5.2
Cetto and its city council were arrested, but in prison the conspiratorial former mayor makes no earning name as the gratitude of the powerful secretary. These decide to replace some MPs mysteriously killed precisely with Cetto and two other characters: Rodolfo Favaretto and Frengo Stop
Comedy
Aspirante vedovo
4.9

Aspirante vedovo

Oct 10, 2013
A ne'er-do-well who's married to a millionnaire realizes his financial trouble might be solved if his wife was dead - and sets out a plot to achieve just that. A remake of Dino Risi's "il vedovo".
Comedy
Bianco e nero
5.4

Bianco e nero

Jan 11, 2008
Racial integration is Elena's profession and passion, not only filling her working day as a cultural mediator assisting immigrants, but spilling over into her home life as well. All too often her husband Carlo must attend charity events where he feels distinctly out of place. During one of these evenings, Carlo meets Nadine, a beautiful black woman.
Comedy
Question de cœur
5.982

Question de cœur

Apr 17, 2009
Angelo, jeune carrossier romain, et son épouse Rossana attendent leur troisième enfant et vivent paisiblement dans le quartier du Pigneto à Rome. Un soir, leur vie va croiser celle d’Alberto, scénariste en vogue, dans le lieu le plus inattendu. Tous deux victimes d’un infarctus, Angelo et Alberto vont devenir amis en salle de réanimation, et à l’écoute du battement de leur cœurs, sceller leurs destins.
Comedy
Toute la vie devant soi
6.592
Marta, qui vient de soutenir brillamment une thèse de philosophie sur Heidegger et Hannah Arendt, a toutes les peines du monde à trouver un emploi. La jeune femme doit finalement se contenter d'un poste dans une entreprise de marketing téléphonique, où elle est chargée de vendre des filtes à eau à des ménagères crédules. Très vite, elle y excelle. Grâce à une technique de son invention, Marta se voit promue employée du mois et se surprend soudain à apprécier son travail, jusqu'aux conversations de ses collègues sur les vedettes de la téléréalité. Pourtant l'entreprise, qui se veut une «grande famille», tient du pire cauchemar capitaliste...
Comedy
Un Cœur ailleurs
6.4

Un Cœur ailleurs

Jan 24, 2003
A Bologne dans les années 20, Nello, Romain et fils du tailleur de la Papauté, débute comme professeur de latin. Célibataire timide et emprunté avec les femmes, alors qu'il a 35 ans, il loge dans une pension de famille réservée aux hommes. Il a pour compagnon de chambre un coiffeur napolitain qui est son opposé : séducteur, hâbleur, et peu avare en conseils pour réussir auprès des femmes. Mais autant Nello est doué pour l'enseignement et aimé de ses étudiants, autant il est peu à l'aise avec l'autre sexe. Un jour pourtant, lors d'une visite dans un institut pour non-voyants, il se prend de passion pour la jeune et belle Angela. Cette femme fatale s'attache à lui, mais décide malheureusement de l'utiliser, pour éveiller la jalousie de l'homme qui l'a quittée.
Drama
Centro Barca Okkupato
1

Centro Barca Okkupato

Jan 01, 1970
À Bologne, un groupe de vieux "jeunes" décident d'occuper le centre de loisirs qu'ils fréquentent quotidiennement. Le propriétaire des lieux veut les expulser, tandis qu'Antonio, le leader de la fronde, est prêt à aller jusqu'au bout. Entre les deux parties, Luce, la réalisatrice d'un curieux documentaire, qui fait office de médiatrice...
Comedy
Quanto basta
6.8

Quanto basta

Apr 05, 2018
A 40-year-old world-famous chef with anger management issues is assigned to run a cooking class at a centre for young people with autism.
Comedy
Un chœur d'enfants
7.1

Un chœur d'enfants

Nov 03, 2019
Un enfant brillant s'inscrit à un concours de chant et rencontre une professeure de musique passionnée, qui forme une chorale d'enfants qui plus tard deviendra une école.
Comedy
Asini
5.93

Asini

Nov 11, 1999
Comedy
Ti presento Sofia
6.1

Ti presento Sofia

Oct 31, 2018
Gabriele is a divorced dad who owns a music store and is completely focused on taking care of his 10-year-old daughter Sofia who spends time with both parents. One day he bumps into his old friend Mara who - for the first time since his separation - reignites his desire to be in a relationship. There is only one problem, Mara hates children!
Comedy
L'ispettore Coliandro
8

L'ispettore Coliandro

Oct 13, 2021
Italian police inspector Coliandro — an ignorant, boorish, but fundamentally kind-hearted oaf, whose entire worldview is informed by American cop movies — protects the good citizens of Bologna, routinely saving the day and foiling the plans of evildoers of all sorts by a combination of dumb luck and genuine bravery, while always falling hopelessly in love with the woman at the center of the case.
Crime
L'ispettore Coliandro
8

L'ispettore Coliandro

Oct 13, 2021
Italian police inspector Coliandro — an ignorant, boorish, but fundamentally kind-hearted oaf, whose entire worldview is informed by American cop movies — protects the good citizens of Bologna, routinely saving the day and foiling the plans of evildoers of all sorts by a combination of dumb luck and genuine bravery, while always falling hopelessly in love with the woman at the center of the case.
Crime