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When a impoverished widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her five sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Rocco and His BrothersAs Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life. Proud but pragmatic P...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The LeopardBellissima is a satire of the film industry, and centers on a mother and daughter after the latter attends an audition.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent BellissimaHistorical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Aus...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent LudwigA troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent SensoFive short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men. A woman offers to take an...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Witches