Gaetano Aronica

Gaetano Aronica (born 30 September 1963, in Agrigento) is an Italian actor known for playing the Roman general Varus in the 2020 Netflix television series Barbarians. He also starred in Malèna (2000), Il Capo dei Capi (2007) and Baarìa (2009). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gaetano Aronica, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Malena (2000)

During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Monica Bellucci  •  Giuseppe Sulfaro  •  Luciano Federico  •  Matilde Piana

During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Monica Bellucci  •  Giuseppe Sulfaro  •  Luciano Federico  •  Matilde Piana

Amiche da morire (2013)

Three very different women who are hiding a secret are forced to work together to save their own skin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgia Farina
CAST:  Claudia Gerini  •  Cristiana Capotondi  •  Sabrina Impacciatore  •  Vinicio Marchioni

Three very different women who are hiding a secret are forced to work together to save their own skin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giorgia Farina
CAST:  Claudia Gerini  •  Cristiana Capotondi  •  Sabrina Impacciatore  •  Vinicio Marchioni

Baaria (2009)

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Francesco Scianna  •  Margareth Madè  •  Raoul Bova  •  Lina Sastri

Giuseppe Tornatore traces three generations of a Sicilian family in in the Sicilian town of Bagheria (known as Baarìa in the local Sicilian dialect), from the 1930s to the 1980s, to tell the story of the loves, dreams and delusions of an unusual community.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuseppe Tornatore
CAST:  Francesco Scianna  •  Margareth Madè  •  Raoul Bova  •  Lina Sastri

The Final Inquiry (2007)

It is the year 33 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Base
CAST:  Daniele Liotti  •  Mónica Cruz  •  Dolph Lundgren  •  Max von Sydow

It is the year 33 of the Vulgar Era. The Emperor Tiberius is troubled by strange phenomena, an earthquake and the sky turning black as an eclipse. His astrologers give him fair warning: their omens indicate that the world is in the throes of a great upheaval and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giulio Base
CAST:  Daniele Liotti  •  Mónica Cruz  •  Dolph Lundgren  •  Max von Sydow

A Woman of Courage (2016)

Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gianfranco Albano
CAST:  Lunetta Savino  •  Linda Caridi  •  Carmelo Galati  •  Salvatore Sclafani

Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gianfranco Albano
CAST:  Lunetta Savino  •  Linda Caridi  •  Carmelo Galati  •  Salvatore Sclafani

Come un delfino (2011)

A man is forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a heart condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Reali
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Barbora Bobuľová  •  Ricky Memphis  •  Maurizio Mattioli

A man is forced to retire from competitive swimming due to a heart condition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Reali
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Barbora Bobuľová  •  Ricky Memphis  •  Maurizio Mattioli

On My Skin (2018)

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessio Cremonini
CAST:  Alessandro Borghi  •  Max Tortora  •  Milvia Marigliano  •  Jasmine Trinca

The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessio Cremonini
CAST:  Alessandro Borghi  •  Max Tortora  •  Milvia Marigliano  •  Jasmine Trinca

Before the Night (2018)

The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Vicari
CAST:  Fabrizio Gifuni  •  Lorenza Indovina  •  Dario Aita  •  David Coco

The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniele Vicari
CAST:  Fabrizio Gifuni  •  Lorenza Indovina  •  Dario Aita  •  David Coco

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DIRECTION:  Vito Zagarrio
CAST:  Enrico Lo Verso  •  Gaetano Aronica  •  Nino Frassica  •  Tiziana Lodato

La leggenda del bandito e del campione (2010)

This is the story of two poor, hungry young people, as well as their desire for social reward in Italy in the early twentieth century. This is the story of the passion for the cycling that joined them, and the adventurous events that shared them forever. The two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lodovico Gasparini
CAST:  Giuseppe Fiorello  •  Simone Gandolfo  •  Raffaella Rea  •  Sarah Maestri

This is the story of two poor, hungry young people, as well as their desire for social reward in Italy in the early twentieth century. This is the story of the passion for the cycling that joined them, and the adventurous events that shared them forever. The two ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lodovico Gasparini
CAST:  Giuseppe Fiorello  •  Simone Gandolfo  •  Raffaella Rea  •  Sarah Maestri

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DIRECTION:  Davide Lorenzano
CAST:  Gaetano Aronica  •  Lidia Vitale  •  Giuseppe Fallica  •  Gaetano Augello

The Girl From Tomorrow (2023)

It’s 1965 and Lia, a spirited young woman living in a small Sicilian town, is initially attracted to Lorenzo, the son of the most prominent (and possibly Mafia-tied) local family. His possessiveness eventually repels her. But soon after, he appears with his cronies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marta Savina
CAST:  Claudia Gusmano  •  Fabrizio Ferracane  •  Francesco Colella  •  Manuela Ventura

It’s 1965 and Lia, a spirited young woman living in a small Sicilian town, is initially attracted to Lorenzo, the son of the most prominent (and possibly Mafia-tied) local family. His possessiveness eventually repels her. But soon after, he appears with his cronies ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marta Savina
CAST:  Claudia Gusmano  •  Fabrizio Ferracane  •  Francesco Colella  •  Manuela Ventura

Lupo bianco (2022)

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DIRECTION:  Tony Gangitano
CAST:  Sebastiano Somma  •  Remo Girone  •  Morgana Forcella  •  Guia Jelo

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DIRECTION:  Tony Gangitano
CAST:  Sebastiano Somma  •  Remo Girone  •  Morgana Forcella  •  Guia Jelo