La primula bianca
Feb 06, 1947Comedy
Pina Piovani
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Altri tempi - Zibaldone n. 1
Sep 28, 1952A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.
Comedy
Taxi di notte
Sep 09, 1950A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Comedy
L'uomo dal guanto grigio
Nov 11, 1948A famous painting by Antonello da Messina, "the man with a gray glove", has been entrusted to an old restorer. When, subsequently, the painting is withdrawn from the restorer's studio and exposed, the art critic Drago discovers that it is not the original, but a copy.
Crime
Non è vero... ma ci credo!
Dec 28, 1952A young man in love with a girl whose father--his employer--does not approve of him, disguises himself as a hunchback to get into the father's good graces.
Comedy
Una di quelle
Oct 08, 1953Rocco and his brother Martino are two rich country-estate owners who descend upon the city in search of adventure.
Comedy
La romana
Oct 27, 1954During the fascist era, Adriana a beautiful young model, becomes a prostitute after a love affair gone wrong. She meets Mino, a partisan who falls in love with her and wants to redeem her.
Drama
Notte di tempesta
Jun 12, 1946The story is taken from the drama "I Pescatori" (The Fishermen) by Raffaele Viviani, and is set in a fishing island off the coast of Naples (clearly identifiable with Ischia). Here lives Concetta, a widow with two children, who now lives with another man who however secretly lusts after his stepdaughter until when, on a stormy night...
Drama
I tre corsari
Oct 16, 1952The castle of the counts of Ventimiglia is conquered by the spanish Van Gould, who kills the count and sends his three sons in the Antilles. The ship is attacked by pirates and the three brothers are liberated. They decide to join the pirates to have revenge on Van Gould, who has also moved to the Antilles on the command of the viceroy.
Adventure
In amore si pecca in due
Jan 09, 1954Luisa Galli moves to Rome in search of a respectable job, but instead just finds a job as a waitress for the lawyer Giorgi
Drama
Ho ritrovato mio figlio
Dec 19, 1954A young boy, about to take his first communion, must wrestle with his familial loyalty and his conscience when there is a fire at their local cinema where his brother works and it is clear that he is involved in the theft of the projector. Determined to right the wrong done by his sibling, he attempts to make amends.
Drama
La bella addormentata
Jan 10, 1942
Il signore a doppio petto
Mar 13, 1941Comedy
Se non son matti non li vogliamo
Dec 18, 1941
Prima di sera
Oct 21, 1954A middle-aged insurer, after spending a sleepless night because of a quarrel with his wife, goes to the pharmacy to buy a sleeping pill. By mistake, the doctor, instead of giving him a sedative, gives him poison. The man goes out of town to visit a client and, unaware that he is wanted by the police, is more than once about to swallow the pills; but every time an obstacle prevents him from fulfilling his purpose.
Drama
Il tallone di Achille
Aug 18, 1952Tino Scotti plays a man who is tricked into trying to kill himself. When all his attempts fail, he is believed to be immortal.
Comedy
Accidenti alle tasse!!
Sep 13, 1951Count Borraccilo lives in luxury but does not pay taxes and for this he is targeted by the tax agent Gaetano Pellecchia, who asks his friend Mario for help.
Comedy
Una storia d'amore
Jan 10, 1942
Furia
May 02, 1947Melodrama of sexual cravings: The bored wife of a horse breeder is the object of attention by both a stud keeper and a half idiot stable hand.The young daughter of the household is later added to this mixture of passions.
Drama
Sinfonia fatale
May 01, 1947An American composer moves to Italy and falls for a local country girl right before the start of World War II.
Il pirata sono io!
Oct 20, 1940In Santa Cruz, in the second half of the eighteenth century. The Governor of the island, to ingratiate himself with the Viceroy, contrives to make assaulting the island from a mock pirate ship and, with a mock battle, defeat the aggressors and throw them back into the sea.
Comedy
La Porte du ciel
Feb 16, 1945Un groupe de pèlerins entreprend un long voyage en train vers le sanctuaire de Lorette. Tous espèrent assister à un miracle.
Drama
Le avventure di Mandrin
Mar 08, 1952Mandrin, the French army deserter, becomes the leader of a gang of smugglers in Piedmont. He is loved by the beautiful innkeeper Rosetta but draws attention to the Marquise de Montbricourt, favorite of the king, who comes from Versailles just to see him. She will saved his life and allow him to marry Rosetta.
History
...e Napoli Canta!
Dec 28, 1953Giorgio with some friends rehearses a show of Neapolitan songs financed thanks to an elderly artist. Having come to quarrel with the landlady, Giorgio rented a room with a good woman who lives with her beautiful daughter Maria. Love soon arises between the two.
Music
T'amerò sempre
Nov 05, 1943Seduced by count Diego and then abandoned, Adriana finds a job at a large hairdresser shop, so she can lead a dignified life together with her daughter.
Drama
Amore e sangue
Mar 23, 1951Amore e sangue (released in the U.S. as "City of Violence"), the 1951 Marino Girolami (billed as "John Wolff") West German/Italian romantic action adventure war thriller.
Action
Napule... e niente cchiù
Jan 31, 1928A Neapolitan tailor, Nennella (Leda Gys), in love with a painter, who has a slender woman named Paquita (Pina Piovani) as a lover, decides to become, in turn, a diva of variety. One evening, he is on stage with his rival, while the painter is in the proscenium box. To disfigure the enemy, Paquita does not hesitate to resort to unfair means and hires a large claque to be applauded and whistled by her rival. A great commotion arises, in which the two women and their supporters take part. Screams, scratches, bites, seats. In the turmoil, the painter is wounded and, transported to Nennella's dressing room, as soon as he comes to, he seals the pact of love with a kiss.
Drama
Gendarmes et Voleurs
Nov 29, 1951Ferdinando Esposito vit de petites arnaques à Rome. Déguisé en guide il vend de fausses pièces antiques à des touristes, l'un d'eux, Locuzzo, découvre qu'il vient de se faire avoir et jure de retrouver Esposito qui s'enfuit. Ce dernier recrute des enfants pour aller chercher des colis à une distribution de bienfaisances organisée par des Américains à destination des familles italiennes en difficulté. Mais alors qu'arrive son tour, Esposito découvre que l'Américain organisateur n'est autre que Locuzzo, qui le reconnait et envoie le sergent Bottoni à ses trousses. Au bout d'une longue poursuite le policier rattrape le voleur, mais ce dernier, par un subterfuge, arrive à s'échapper. Locuzzo est furieux et en réfère en très haut lieu. Bottoni est suspendu et menacé de procès pour négligence. S'il veut s'en tirer il va devoir retrouver Esposito avant la date du procès. Pour ce faire, il va se rapprocher de la famille d'Esposito pour découvrir où ce dernier se cache...
Comedy
La forza del destino
Jan 24, 1950Film version of the Verdi opera about lovers on the run after the accidental death of the girl's father.
Drama
La Maison du silence
Apr 01, 1953La « Maison du Silence » est un lieu de retraite où des hommes, recherchant la paix intérieure, viennent se recueillir. Comme cet ancien résistant qui rumine la mort de deux enfants qu'il a tués dans la destruction d'un pont , ou cet homme, prisonnier de guerre, qui, à son retour, a découvert que sa femme, le croyant disparu, avait refait sa vie. Le jeune prêtre qui recueille les confidences de ces hommes commence à douter de sa mission.
Drama
Se vincessi cento milioni
Dec 01, 1953Comedy
Ultimo amore
Apr 05, 1947Drama
Via delle Cinque Lune
May 11, 1942Drama
Questa è la vita
Feb 03, 1954A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan; Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for casting spells; the discomfort of an overtight jacket gives a wedding witness the strength to persuade the bridegroom's reluctant parents to bless his union.
Comedy
La fanciulla di Portici
Oct 27, 1940During the Spanish occupation of Naples, the people led by Tommaso Aniello - known as "Masaniello" - plot against the Viceroy. The Viceroy's son, under another name, has a son from Masaniello's sister, but his father has already planned a marriage for him with a Spanish patrician against his wishes.
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