In his warm and witty follow-up to *Mid-August Lunch,* writer-director-actor Gianni Di Gregorio has created another sparkling comedy—this time with a dash of the bittersweet. In THE SALT OF LIFE, Gianni plays a middle-aged retiree who has become invisible to all distaff Romans, regardless of age or relation. He contends with an aristocratic mother, a wife who is more patronizing friend than romantic partner, a daughter with a slacker boyfriend whom...

Antonio and Paolo live happily together in Berlin and are finally getting married. They decide to celebrate in the small village in Italy where Antonio grew up. While his mother immediately supports his intentions, her husband Roberto, the town mayor, is much more reluctant. Paulo, who has not spoken to his conservative mother in a long time, must get her to the wedding as a condition of the marriage.

In post-WWII poverty-stricken Rome, a man struggles to earn a living for himself and his family. When his bicycle and main means of transport is stolen, with his young son in tow, he attempts to find the thief.

A comic and fictional exploration of the emotional struggles of a newly-elected pope coming to terms with the demands of his position.

When Roch Siffredi (Alain Delon) gets out of prison, the first thing he does is pick a fight with François Capella (Jean-Paul Belmondo). But the two gangsters quickly realize there is strength in numbers, and only by joining forces are they going to be able to make it big. The scams and hits pile up in a Marseille run by two mafia dons, Poli and Marello. Chases, gunfights, threats, and revenge play out on the picturesque streets of Marseille during...

It is Thursday and another war is hitting the northern part of Israel hard. Three brothers reunite in their childhood kibbutz to bury their father. The youngest is to go to war two days later. While he seeks guidance from his older brothers, who have both experienced the battlefield, the homecoming soon spins out of control. Winner of a Jury Award at the **Locarno International Film Festival**. Winner for Best Israeli Debut Film at the **Jerusalem...

Florence, early XVI century. Although widely considered a genius by his contemporaries, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Alberto Testone) is reduced to poverty and depleted by his struggle to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When his commissioner and head of the Della Rovere nobility Pope Julius II dies, Michelangelo becomes obsessed with sourcing the finest marble to complete his tomb. The artist’s loyalty is tested when Leo X, of the rival Medici...

Adapted from a 1909 novel by Jack London yet set in a provocatively unspecified moment in Italy’s history, MARTIN EDEN is a passionate and enthralling narrative fresco in the tradition of the great Italian classics. Martin (played by the marvelously committed Luca Marinelli) is a self-taught proletarian with artistic aspirations who hopes that his dreams of becoming a writer will help him rise above his station and marry a wealthy young university...

In 1526, the 28-year-old Giovanni de' Medici, knight of the noble art of war, was captain of the Papal army in the campaign against Charles V's Lanschenets. He was a living myth, fought over by princes for his great experience in the PROFESSION OF ARMS. Smiled on by fortune and desired by women, he was ruined by the introduction of firearms. A young man's death is a curse against fate; often it reveals the stupidity of human behavior.

The incredible story of the world famous opera singer - who was castrated during childhood in order to preserve his voice - comes to life in this Oscar-nominated drama of high notes and even higher passions.