Sergio Bini Bustric

En 1938, Guido, jeune homme plein de gaieté, rêve d'ouvrir une librairie, malgré les tracasseries de l'administration fasciste. Il tombe amoureux de Dora, institutrice étouffée par le conformisme familial et l'enlève le jour de ses fiançailles avec un bureaucrate du régime. Cinq ans plus tard, Guido et Dora ont un fils : Giosue. Mais les lois raciales sont entrées en vigueur et Guido est juif. Il est alors déporté avec son fils. Par amour pour eux, Dora monte de son plein gré dans le train qui les emmène aux camps de la mort où Guido va tout faire pour éviter l'horreur à son fils…

Au XVIIe siècle, dans un petit village d'Italie, Marcellino, enfant abandonné à la naissance, est recueilli par des moines. Le seigneur qui règne sur la région décide de l'élever, mais l'enfant malheureux finit par s'enfuir.

Angelo Roncalli, born in Sotto Il Monte in 1881, is known for his profound spirituality as well as his extraordinary goodness from the young years of his life. When he feels a need to serve God, Angelo goes to study theology in Bergamo, and in Apollinare School (Rome) and becomes a priest. During his studies, he gets to know his two dearest friends, Mattia and Nicola. Very soon, most people see marvelous talents in him, including his wide knowledge and a constant readiness for sacrifice. The Holy See makes him go further to bishop and cardinal, and the Holy Father sends him to various places as a representative of the Church. When Pius XII dies on October, the 9th, 1958, 77 year-old Angelo goes to Rome, to conclave to choose a new pope. However, this time, it is him who hears gentle words of Jesus "Tu es Petrus!" ("You are Peter!") and from October, the 28th leads the church as pope John XXIII

London-based Italian Antonio bets on everything, from the lottery to horses and soccer matches without ever winning or losing the hope of winning; so convinced that his luck is going to turn that his betting companions have started to call him "Win tomorrow". One day Antonio notices that he's being followed by a suspicious looking stranger, well - dressed and obviously rich. This happens frequently, causing Antonio to become very concerned. Alarmed, he tells wife and gambling companions about the situation, but they all just make fun of him, convincing him he's the victim of his imagination.

1918, shortly before the end of the Great War, an Austrian soldier passes the barrier of the Italian lines and escapes. He is very young, alone, scared. During his journey in that enemy land, so similar to his own, the thoughts of the terrible experience on the front alternate with childhood memories. Along the way, death takes him and puts him back into the flow of nature, to which he has always felt he belonged.

The different faces of love provide the theme for this beautifully photographed film comprised of four short episodes. In the first story, two sisters head out for a New Year's Eve celebration and end up getting a ride with a car full of boys. The lads rape one of the girls, and strangely, the victim ends up falling in love with one of the rapists. In the second story, two young bucks who have been friends for ages spend a weekend at one of their wealthy father's homes. Eventually, they become much more than friends. The third tale deals with the emotions of an abandoned lover. While moping about, he watches TV and sees the picture of a Bengal tiger. Soon he becomes obsessed by the creature and spends many hours observing it at the zoo. His lover decides to return, but he spurns her. In the last story, a homeless fellow lives in an abandoned car. Among the locals he is known for his wisdom. One day, the doorkeeper of an adjacent building goes to see the derelict.

Four comedic episodes framed within the story of a tyrannical Zen master and his two hapless disciples.

7 segments about life in 1990s Italy: two MPs from the opposite sides of the political spectrum spend the night together; during their honeymoon, a woman cheats on her husband with her favorite soap opera star; a married man pretends to be ill to seduce his younger nurse; a family discovers that their son's beautiful fiancée is transgender; an unsatisfied single woman is duped by her celebrity crush for Kevin Costner; two best friends want to have fun; a couple on a tropical holiday is fascinated by their indigenous masseuse.

Un jeune entomologiste en pleine crise d'identité découvre la vie et l'amour en s'occupant de la fille des amis de son oncle.

Four lighthearted stories set in the idyllic Italian countryside: an old grouch is befriended by a stray dog; a lonely widow spies on her newly-wed son and daughter-in-law; a German tourist tries to seduce a younger nurse. The fourth segment was cut in the US by its distributor Miramax.

To Rome with Love nous fait partir à la découverte de la ville éternelle à travers différentes histoires de personnages, de simples résidents ou de visiteurs pour l’été, mêlant romances, aventures et quiproquos.

Questa casa non è un albergo is an Italian television series.