The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.

A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.

An impulsive braggart takes a shy law student with him for a two-day road trip from Rome to Tuscany.

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.

While recovering in Venice, sickly composer Gustav von Aschenbach becomes dangerously fixated with teenager Tadzio.

A high-ranking police inspector murders his mistress and - in a sardonic test to prove that he is above suspicion - deliberately plants clues that indicate his responsibility for the crime.

A middle-aged plumber quits his job and questions his life after seeing somebody his own age suddenly die from a heart attack on his way to work.

Alfredo Martelli is picked up by the police at his apartment without justification. In the precinct, he slowly discovers what the investigation is about as we discover details about his life.

In Sicily, a leftist professor seeks to uncover the truth about two men killed during a hunting party, but the mafia, the Church and corrupt politicians don't want him to learn it.

A mysterious young man seduces each member of a bourgeois family. When he suddenly leaves, how will their lives change?

An adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron".

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiraling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

An ex-prostitute reunites with her son, but an extortion scheme threatens her aspirations for a decent life.

The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Film shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.

With the background of the XX century Italian history, Carlo, a retired teacher, traces the vicissitudes of his family.

Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.

A series of comedic and nostalgic vignettes set in a 1930s Italian coastal town.

A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.

A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.

A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship.

A young woman meets a vital young man, but their love affair is doomed because of the man's materialistic nature.