Maria Denis

A dinner among friends, a tarot reading sowing discord, and a suspicion of infidelity set off a chain of twists and turns, espionage, and unexpected revelations. What begins as a conversation over drinks and cards ends with a (literal) explosion of truths and poetic justice.

The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.

Nine episodes about life in Italy in the period just before its economic boom.

Inspired to the real story of the Carabiniere Salvo D'Acquisto. We see how, to save 22 hostages from dead sentence by Nazi, he decided to sacrifice himself.

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Angelo has been drafted into the Italian Army in World War II. He does not like people shooting at him, so he tries all sorts of tricks to avoid being caught up in the action. However, events always seem to lead him back to the fighting.

In regional Sicily, Jana tries to repair her sister's marriage by going to a sorceress who makes up a love potion that will bring about the couple's happiness. But the spell only works on Jana herself...

Set during the Spanish civil war, the story of a commander of a fort Alcazar in Toledo, faithful to general Franco.

Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.

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A sinister fortress on an island where the sun never seems to shine. An officer whose values have long gone a thing of the past.

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A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.

In a small mountain town, a new teacher arrives, Maria Bini, who, with her extreme confidentiality, arouses people's curiosity and gossip. The young mayor of the village feels attracted to the girl and begins to court her.

A movie actress gets arrested and has a hard time finding sleep at the police station. Then her director appears and saves her.

A modest accountant wins a utility vehicle in a contest and publishes an ad looking for a companion to share expenses on a vacation trip. An attractive young lady answers the ad, but at the meeting place, the girl mistakes the accountant for a millionaire, who of course, leaves with her...

The entrance of a woman in a café where, gathered by chance, four men play cards, brings to the mind of each of them the memory of their past love experiences.

Italian film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli.

In 1830 Pierre Courier, a rich and elderly shipowner, awaits the return of his son Stefano, who has just returned from a long trip to Trinidad in the ship in which he is captain.

When young Andrea arrives in Barcelona to begin her university studies, she stays at her aunt Angustias' house, where she lives with several relatives with whom she has constant arguments.

A host of college girls take different life paths in the Italy of the 1930s.

A university student falls in love with a seamstress. But one day he meets a beautiful woman and things become complicated.

Directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli.

The story is the harried attempt of a Sicilian partisan, as part of the risorgimento, to reach Garibaldi's headquarters in Northern Italy, and to petition the revered revolutionary to rescue part of his besieged land. Along the way, the peasant hero encounters many colorful Italians, differing in class and age, and holding political opinions of every type. There is a key train scene, and the film ends on the battlefield, Italian unification a success, despite brutal losses.

A rich Sicilian farmer has to move from Sicily to Rome to help his grandson, University student, who has been put in jail.

The film portrays the comic adventures of a group of summertime travellers. Produced at the height of the fascist era, Treno popolare was nonetheless free of propaganda, and featured the first film score by the legendary composer Nino Rota.

Bruno, a chauffeur having some problem in keeping a job, meets one morning Mariuccia, a taxi driver’s daughter working as a perfumery’s shop assistant, and trying to impress her, pretending to be rich, uses his employer’s car to took her on a trip to the lakes, but things don’t work as planned and to conquer Mariuccia’s hearth won’t be so easy…

A Russian grand duchess, in order to avoid a marriage imposed on her by her family, pretends to have fallen in love with a movie actor and tells her relatives that she has married him. When they arrive, they are able to meet the grand duchess's supposed husband, as she has forced the actor to play the thankless role. But from the pretense and the often awkward incidents it causes, a lively and genuine affection develops between the two protagonists. And the grotesque episode ends with a real wedding.

Everyone burdens their troubles in a little Italian village on the local pastor.

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Lorenzino de 'Medici manipulates Alessandro ruler of Florence to save his beloved Bianca.

A woman leaves her husband and her young daughter after she falls for a rally driver.

A young girl learns that she is the daughter of an executed politician and conspires to avenge her father's memory.

A favorite student of an old dance teacher gets casted in an important pantomime. When the teacher dies on the stage, she finds support from a journalist's affection to overcome the difficult moment.

Two different couples on blind dates get mixed up when they pick the same location to meet.

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A school teacher falls in love with one of his female colleague, who teaches gymnastics. She returns his love, but this discovered by his students who try and sabotage their relationship.

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A precious painting suddenly disappears from the house of a noble Italian family. A relative from America investigates the mystery.

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