Lino Capolicchio

Lion of the Desert

Captain Bedendo

Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.

The Taming of the Shrew

Gregorio (uncredited)

Italy, 16th century. Petruchio, a choleric, lying and poor rural landowner from Verona, arrives in Padua in search of fortune and a wife, while Baptista, a wealthy merchant, announces that he will not allow Bianca, his youngest daughter, to marry until the temperamental and unruly Katherina, his eldest daughter, does.

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval

Papst Leo

Charlemagne, le prince à cheval is a 1993 television miniseries about the life of Charlemagne. It consists of five episodes and covers the period from the death of his father, Pepin the Short in AD 768 until Charlemagne's corronation as the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, AD 800. However, there is a minor chronological anachronism: in an earlier episode, we see Widukind, the king of the Saxons surrender and convert to Christianity, which didn't happen until AD 803. This program was directed by Clive Donner and based primarily on the contemporary biography of Charlemagne written by Einhard, who knew Charlemagne personally.

Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Giorgio

In 1930s Italy, a wealthy Jewish family tries to maintain their privileged lifestyle, hosting friends for tennis and parties at their villa. As anti-Semitism intensifies under Fascism, they must ultimately face the horrors of the Holocaust.

Il Conte di Montecristo

Andrea Cavalcanti

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La famiglia Ricordi

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The Last Four Days

Pedro

In 1945, the dictator of fascist Italy and Hitler's close ally Benito Mussolini faces defeat. In a desperate attempt to avoid capture, he tries to flee the country with his lover Claretta Petacci, but Italian partisans are on their tail.

The House with Laughing Windows

Stefano

Stefano, a young restorer, is commissioned to save a controversial mural located in the church of a small, isolated village.

Il sequestro Soffiantini

Giudice

In 1997, a group of bandits kidnaps businessman Giuseppe Soffiantini, keeping him imprisoned for 237 days in their hideout in the mountains of Sardinia.

For Love One Dies

Renato

A hyper sensitive film student falls in love with an older woman.

Fiorile

Luigi

The Benedetti family's wealth comes from gold stolen from the French army during the 18th century. When Jean (Michael Vartan), the lieutenant guarding the coins -- and lover of Elisabette Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) -- is executed for a crime he did not commit, Elisabette curses the family. Bad luck travels from generation to generation. As the latest Benedettis tell their children about their eccentric grandfather, the children worry that the family curse will be passed on.

The Last Minute

Renzo DI Carlo

Walter Ferrari is an Italian soccer coach fired on the eve of the playoffs by club President Di Carlo.

Mr. Devil

Don Dario Zanini

In 1950s Italy, a government official arrives in a rural town to investigate a grisly child murder. The culprit is a young boy who claims he acted in order to kill the Devil itself.

Love Circle

Ric

A liberal-thinking author watches his wife as she attempts to seduce his best friend at a dinner party. She ends up taking on another man as well, and the writer has an affair with the another dinner guest. Soon the three men and two women are entangled in a confusing series of partner-swapping sex sprees where everyone's morals are challenged in the wake of the sexual revolution.

The Bloodstained Shadow

Stefano D'Archangelo

A schoolgirl was murdered seven years ago, and the case was never solved; now, the murderer seems to be back.

Cross Shot

Antonio Blasi

A mobster kills a cop during a robbery and then finds himself pursued by the police, his gang, and the media.

My Father Monsignor

Carlo Alberto Maggiolino

Against the backdrop of the Unification of Italy, two men have the dream of being recognized by their respective, illustrious, fathers: a bishop and the King.

Fuori Mira

Carlo

The sun rises over a quiet residential neighborhood. Three gunshots shatter the peace and quiet of the residents. Who fired the shots? And why was an African man targeted? The search for the culprit gradually reveals the dark side of a community where integration seemed to be working perfectly. Misunderstanding turns into xenophobia and rejection, indifference into hatred and violence. The darkest traits of each individual come to the surface. With the balance broken, will this community be able to hold on until sunset?

A Second Childhood

Emilio

Lino and Chicca are an aging, childless middle-class couple whose life is disrupted after he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.