100+ YEARS OF THE GREAT ITALIAN MOVIEMAKERS
Stream Filippo Meneghetti's debut feature film 'Two of Us' .. nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film representing France.
Embark on a cinematic pilgrimage this Lenten Season with our selection of biblical films spanning 100 years of Italian cinema.
Ten shorts by Vittorio De Seta are now available on The Criterion Channel in recognition of 30 years since Martin Scorsese founded The Film Foundation.
Director Marco Tullio Giordana talks about the influence of American silent film actress Louise Brooks on Italian cinema and culture.
Rome-born actress Giovanna Ralli rose to fame during the 1950s and is still going strong today. Read her story and check out a few of her classic films.
Chiara Mastroianni carries on the legacy of her iconic parents. Read her story, watch her films & find out which of her father's films are her favorites.
Women in Film
The Trailblazers
From the silent era to today, women of Italian origin have stepped behind the camera to tell their stories. We've partnered with Directed By Women to keep those stories alive by featuring women who gave and continue to give voice to the female experience through cinema.
Liliana Cavani
Born in 1933 in Carpi near Modena, Liliana Cavani burst onto the filmmaking scene in the 1970s along with fellow Emilia Romagna natives Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Marco Bellocchio.
Stream Classic & Contemporary Italian Cinema
The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli
The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli
The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli
Alberto Sordi is brilliant in this 1965 gem belonging to the iconic genre of Commedia all’Italiana. The film follows Paolo Anselmi, a self-proclaimed, life-long bachelor who prides himself on his ability to love and leave women until he suffers an upset stomach one night and realizes just how alone he is.
L'Odissea (Homer's Odyssey)
The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli
The Bachelor, Antonio Pietrangeli
Co-directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro, Adolfo Padovan and Francesco Bertolini, this 1911 film was produced for the world's fair of Torino to mark the 50th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. It premiered in the United States in 1912 and was declared to have begun a new era in filmmaking.
Laughing, Valerio Mastandrea
Roman Tales, Gianni Franciolini
Roman Tales, Gianni Franciolini
Valerio Mastandrea’s 2018 feature film directorial debut follows Cesare Secondari (Renato Carpentieri), a retired factory worker who with two of his comrades is preparing to protest the unsafe working conditions that led to the death of a young man.
Roman Tales, Gianni Franciolini
Roman Tales, Gianni Franciolini
Roman Tales, Gianni Franciolini
Boasting a stellar cast and iconic scenery, this 1955 romantic comedy follows four young men as they carry out schemes to make quick money during the postwar economic boom. Each scheme is a flop, which gets them into trouble with their better halves and the law.
On Exhibit
Museo Italiano Audiovisivo and Cinema
Italy’s 120 years of cinema has been made into an interactive museum
nestled in Rome’s iconic Cinecittà Studios.