Paolo Bonacelli

La macchinazione
6.3

La macchinazione

Mar. 24, 2016

La macchinazione

In the summer of ’75 Pier Paolo Pasolini’s film, “Salò”, is stolen from the lab where he is editing it. This is just the ...
The American
6.3

The American

Aug. 31, 2010

The American

Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.
The Stendhal Syndrome
6.1

The Stendhal Syndrome

Jan. 26, 1996

The Stendhal Syndrome

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the ...
Christmas Vacation ’95
4.5

Christmas Vacation ’95

Two Italians are on holiday in Aspen in Colorado. The first one is Lorenzo whose daughter is crazy about Luke Perry (Beverly Hills 90210 actor) ...
Ciao, Professore!
6.9

Ciao, Professore!

Oct. 01, 1992

Ciao, Professore!

A bureaucratic snafu sends Marco Tullio Sperelli, a portly, middle-aged northern Italian, to teach third grade in a poor town outside Naples
Johnny Stecchino
7.2

Johnny Stecchino

Oct. 24, 1991

Johnny Stecchino

Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is ...
Francesco
6.4

Francesco

Mar. 22, 1989

Francesco

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a ...
Lenin: The Train
7.0

Lenin: The Train

Apr. 30, 1990

Lenin: The Train

March/April 1917. The first world war is already a couple year to pace. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Zürich ...
Rimini Rimini
4.8

Rimini Rimini

Feb. 27, 1987

Rimini Rimini

Funny, entertaining comedy with a few storylines. All of them have one thing in common – a resort town of Rimini in Italy.
Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)
5.7

Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

Rabal is a blind, elderly leader of the Camorra whose son ends up dead as he attempts to rape Molina. Somebody has stuck the corpse strategically ...
Nothing Left to Do but Cry
7.7

Nothing Left to Do but Cry

A teacher (Saverio) and a schoolkeeper (Mario) get lost in the Italian countryside. They find themselves in the late 15th century, they met ...
The Mystery of Oberwald
6.3

The Mystery of Oberwald

A hunted man breaks into the castle at Oberwald to kill the Queen, but faints before doing so. He is Sebastian, the splitting image of the King ...
Le Guignolo
6.1

Le Guignolo

Mar. 26, 1980

Le Guignolo

After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese ...
Christ Stopped at Eboli
7.7

Christ Stopped at Eboli

In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the ...
Caligula
5.4

Caligula

Aug. 14, 1979

Caligula

The perversion behind imperial Rome, the epic story of Rome’s mad Emporer. All the details of his cruel, bizarre reign are revealed right ...
Midnight Express
7.6

Midnight Express

Aug. 31, 1978

Midnight Express

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than ...
Nest of Vipers
6.5

Nest of Vipers

Mar. 03, 1978

Nest of Vipers

During the Fascist era in Venice, a young music student has affairs with two beautiful women.
The Inheritance
7.2

The Inheritance

Oct. 21, 1976

The Inheritance

Rome, 1880. Gregorio Ferramonti (Anthony Quinn) has decided to close his bakery, the family business. Then he tells his sons Pippo (Gigi ...
Illustrious Corpses
7.4

Illustrious Corpses

Feb. 12, 1976

Illustrious Corpses

A detective (inspector Rogas) is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges. During the investigation he ...
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
5.9

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom

Four corrupted fascist libertines round up 9 teenage boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of sadistic physical, mental and sexual torture.
Giordano Bruno
7.2

Giordano Bruno

Nov. 29, 1973

Giordano Bruno

Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some ...
Prostitution Italian Style
6.5

Prostitution Italian Style

A hooker, mother of two, leaves her abusing husband for a young boxer. On the street she gets assaulted and beaten by pimps.