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Cesare Zavattini

Cesare Zavattini

Italian screenwriter (1902-1989)
September 20, 1902 (October 13, 1989)
Runtime: 94 min.

Caprice Italian Style

V.O.: Capriccio all'italiana
It. 1968. Sketches by Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno, Pino Zac, Franco Rossi with Ira Furstenberg, Walter Chiari, Franco Franchi. Six humorous stories on the themes of misunderstanding and breaking the rules.
Runtime: 79 min.
It. 1968. Sentimental drama by Vittorio De Sica with Marcello Mastroianni, Faye Dunaway, Caroline Mortimer. A rich American woman, suffering from an incurable disease, has an affair with an Italian engineer.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Witches

V.O.: Le Streghe
It. 1966. Comedy by Luchino Visconti, Mauro Bolognini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Franco Rossi, Vittorio De Sica with Silvana Mangano, Totò, Alberto Sordi. The misadventures of five Italian women from different conditions.
Runtime: 121 min.

After the Fox

V.O.: Caccia alla volpe
It. 1966. Police comedy by Vittorio De Sica with Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Victor Mature. An Italian swindler devises an ingenious scheme to smuggle in a shipment of gold.
Runtime: 102 min.
Fr. 1965. Psychological drama by Vittorio De Sica with Christine Delaroche, Nino Castelnuovo, Tanya Lopert. A medical student who is expecting a child with a young Italian photographer is considering having an abortion.
Runtime: 82 min.

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V.O.: Ieri, oggi, domani
It. 1964. Sketches by Vittorio De Sica with Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Guiffre. A cigarette seller, an industrialist's wife and a call girl experience various forms of love.
Runtime: 119 min.

Last Judgment, the

V.O.: Il Giudizio Universale
It. 1961. Comedy by Vittorio De Sica with Vittorio Gassman, Renato Rascel, Silvana Mangano. Upon hearing a divine voice warning them of the Last Judgment, people from all walks of life question their past choices.
Runtime: 101 min.
It. 1961. Sketches by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica with Marisa Solinas, Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider. The adventures of a new couple, a puritan, a married aristocrat involved in a scandal and a fairground worker who offers herself up as the prize in a lottery.
Runtime: 208 min.

Boccace '70

V.O.: Boccaccio '70
It. 1961. Sketches by Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica with Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Sophia Loren. The adventures of a puritan, a couple of aristocrats and a girl who offers herself up as the prize in a lottery.
Runtime: 165 min.

Two Women

V.O.: La Ciociara
It. 1960. Drama by Vittorio De Sica with Sophia Loren, Eleonora Brown, Jean-Paul Belmondo. During the war, a woman goes back to her native village with her daughter.
Runtime: 101 min.
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Jeux précoces

V.O.: Il Rossetto
It. 1960. Psychological drama by Damiano Damiani with Laura Vivaldi, Pierre Brice, Pietro Germi. A thirteen-year-old teenager becomes infatuated with a young man who may be involved in the murder of a prostitute.
Runtime: 90 min.

The Roof

V.O.: Il Tetto
It. 1956. Social drama by Vittorio De Sica with Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli. A young couple takes advantage of a law forbidding the eviction of inhabitants from dwellings where the roof is laid, and builds a house in one night.
Runtime: 91 min.

L'Amour à la ville

V.O.: L'Amore in Città
It. 1956. Sketches by Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada, Carlo Lizzani, Francesco Maselli, Dino Risi, Cesare Zavattini, Michelangelo Antonioni with Rita Josa, Ugo Tognazzi, Marco Ferreri. Six portraits that present a certain view of love and its consequences.
Runtime: 85 min.

The Awakening

V.O.: Suor Letizia
Runtime: 93 min.

A Husband for Anna

V.O.: Un Marito per Anna Zaccheo
It. 1954. Melodrama by Giuseppe De Santis with Silvana Pampanini, Amedeo Nazzari, Massimo Girotti. A young girl marries a sailor against her parents' wishes.
Runtime: 95
Fr. 1954. Tale by Jacques Becker with Fernandel, Samia Gamal, Dieter Borsche. The many adventures of Ali Baba, who suddenly became rich by the discovery of a treasure.
Runtime: 92 min.

The Gold of Naples

V.O.: L'Oro di Napoli
Runtime: 110 min.

We, The Women

V.O.: Siamo donne
It. 1953. Sketches by Alfredo Guarini, Gianni Franciolini, Roberto Rossellini, Luigi Zampa, Luchino Visconti with Ingrid Bergman, Anna Magnani, Alida Valli. Four famous actresses recall a chapter in their lives.
Runtime: 100 min.

Beautiful

V.O.: Bellissima
It. 1952. Psychological drama by Luchino Visconti with Anna Magnani, Tina Apicella, Walter Chiari. A mother makes a thousand efforts to make her child the star of a movie.
Runtime: 90 min.
It. 1951. Social drama by Vittorio De Sica with Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio, Lina Gennari. An old retiree is struggling with life's difficulties.
Runtime: 90 min.

His Last Twelve Hours

V.O.: E piu facile che un cammello...
It. 1950. Tale by Luigi Zampa with Jean Gabin, Mariella Lotti, Julien Carette. Condemned to hell, a man takes advantage of a reprieve to return to earth and make amends for his sins.
Runtime: 81 min.

Miracle in Milan

V.O.: Miracolo a Milano
It. 1950. Fantasy comedy by Vittorio De Sica with Francesco Golisano, Brunella Bovo, Paolo Stoppa. An orphan with magical powers wants to help poor people out of poverty.
Runtime: 96 min.

Au-delà des grilles

V.O.: Le Mura di Malapaga
It. 1949. Drama by René Clément with Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi. A wanted man is hidden by a waitress to whom he tries to provide a little happiness.
Runtime: 95 min.

The Bicycle Thief

V.O.: Ladri di biciclette
It. 1948. Social drama by Vittorio De Sica with Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Lianella Carrel. A family man has his bicycle stolen, which he needs for work.
Runtime: 89 min.

Shoeshine

V.O.: Sciuscia
It. 1946. Social drama by Vittorio De Sica with Rinaldo Smordoni, Franco Interlenghi, Bruno Ortenzi. The story of two young Italians involved in the black market in the post-war period.
Runtime: 91 min.

Le Témoin

V.O.: Il Testimone
It. 1946. Drama by Pietro Germi with Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante. After being released from prison, a man begins to feel remorse when the witness, who first convicted and then exonerated him, resurfaces in his life.
Runtime: 92 min.

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