Marco Risi

The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli (1915-2010).

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to...

A passionate cavalcade through decades of "coming attractions"

The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful...

New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner...

New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner...

New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner...

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school...

Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant...

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to...

New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner...

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find...

The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.

The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.

Dramatizing of the many shocking highs and lows of Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona, an extraordinary athlete and arguably the greatest player in...

In the 1950s, a big stir was made by a book (and its corresponding movie) called The Ugly American. Its subject was the grievous damage done to local...

In the 1950s, a big stir was made by a book (and its corresponding movie) called The Ugly American. Its subject was the grievous damage done to local...

June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on...

Alberto Sordi directs and interprets a corrosive comedy, another "story of an Italian" that makes you smile and reflect. An arms dealer is exposed...

In the slang of the underworld or "mala" there is a special term for cop: "Madama". But if word were to get around that the "Madama" is Vito...

After being abandoned on New Year's Eve and discovering that their husbands have committed a robbery, three very different women choose to go to...

A TV movie focused on former Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano and the policemen who tried to catch him.

An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.

Four waiters and a cook working at a seaside restaurant hate one another but still keep working together for lack of better opportunities.

Anna and Calogero are in love and living together in a low-scale apartment while going to the University of Milan. When Anna discovers she is...

In the Roman province a group of boys accepted Sola's proposal: to rape two German tourists on holiday in Italy held captive in a shack by a...

Carlo, a thirty-something man-child, platonically falls in love with eleven-year-old Giulia.

The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.

Francesco and Marta run a husband-and-wife design company in Rome. When Francesco's aunt dies in Instanbul he travels there to sort out the hamam...

Carlo, a thirty-something man-child, platonically falls in love with eleven-year-old Giulia.

Carlo, a thirty-something man-child, platonically falls in love with eleven-year-old Giulia.

Diego Abatantuono in the shoes of three huge fans: the Juventus truck driver Tirzan, the head of the ultra Milanese Donato and the Franco inter.

Several actors are members of a amateur soccer team. They followed in their preparations for a particular audition and in their personal life. With...

Several actors are members of a amateur soccer team. They followed in their preparations for a particular audition and in their personal life. With...

A story set behind the scenes of the annual Miss Italia pageant, with its load of young girls and recognizable characters.

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to...

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to...

Giacomino, tired of living at home with his parents, goes to his own place, but his neighbour, mr. Giuseppe, convinces himself to teach Giacomino...

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to...

Anna and Calogero are in love and living together in a low-scale apartment while going to the University of Milan. When Anna discovers she is...

A newly arrived governor finds his province under the control of the corrupt Colonel Huerta. To avoid assassination by Huerta, he pretends to be weak...

A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find...

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find...

In the Roman province a group of boys accepted Sola's proposal: to rape two German tourists on holiday in Italy held captive in a shack by a...

In the Roman province a group of boys accepted Sola's proposal: to rape two German tourists on holiday in Italy held captive in a shack by a...

In the Roman province a group of boys accepted Sola's proposal: to rape two German tourists on holiday in Italy held captive in a shack by a...

Funny, entertaining comedy with a few storylines. All of them have one thing in common - a resort town of Rimini in Italy.

Funny, entertaining comedy with a few storylines. All of them have one thing in common - a resort town of Rimini in Italy.

25-year-old carouser Carlo is sentenced to one year of community service after crashing his car while drunk and on cocaine. He has to serve his...

An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.

Several actors are members of a amateur soccer team. They followed in their preparations for a particular audition and in their personal life. With...

Several actors are members of a amateur soccer team. They followed in their preparations for a particular audition and in their personal life. With...

An accident involving a 16-years old prompts private eye Corso to an investigation that will unearth a deep web of corruption in today's Rome.

After being abandoned on New Year's Eve and discovering that their husbands have committed a robbery, three very different women choose to go to...

After being abandoned on New Year's Eve and discovering that their husbands have committed a robbery, three very different women choose to go to...

After being abandoned on New Year's Eve and discovering that their husbands have committed a robbery, three very different women choose to go to...

Claudio Scanna is a private in the Italian army: during his first night in a new military base he gets in a fight with senior recruits. Lieutenant...

Giacomino, tired of living at home with his parents, goes to his own place, but his neighbour, mr. Giuseppe, convinces himself to teach Giacomino...

Francesco Maselli pitched this documentary to the CGIL, CISL, and UIL trade unions as part of the 1.5 million people protest march on November 12,...

Anthology short film with segments by nine directors against Silvio Berlusconi and its Forza Italia party — released ahead of the 1994 Italian...

25-year-old carouser Carlo is sentenced to one year of community service after crashing his car while drunk and on cocaine. He has to serve his...

25-year-old carouser Carlo is sentenced to one year of community service after crashing his car while drunk and on cocaine. He has to serve his...

When the Italian Premier and his companion find a dead body in his hotel suite, while on a trip to Hungary, they find themselves embroiled in a...