Lina Bernardi

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Don't Move (2004)

While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Castellitto
CAST:  Sergio Castellitto  •  Claudia Gerini  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Angela Finocchiaro

While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sergio Castellitto
CAST:  Sergio Castellitto  •  Claudia Gerini  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Angela Finocchiaro

The Story of Boys and Girls (1989)

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Felice Andreasi  •  Lucrezia Lante della Rovere  •  Alessandro Haber  •  Angiola Baggi

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pupi Avati
CAST:  Felice Andreasi  •  Lucrezia Lante della Rovere  •  Alessandro Haber  •  Angiola Baggi

Italian Movies (2013)

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DIRECTION:  Matteo Pellegrini
CAST:  Alexei Guskov  •  Ériq Ebouaney  •  Anita Kravos  •  Michele Venitucci

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DIRECTION:  Matteo Pellegrini
CAST:  Alexei Guskov  •  Ériq Ebouaney  •  Anita Kravos  •  Michele Venitucci

Kiss Me Again (2010)

A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Muccino
CAST:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Pierfrancesco Favino  •  Stefano Accorsi  •  Adriano Giannini

A look at the lives of Carlo, Giulia, and their friends some 10 years after the events of L'Ultimo bacio.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Muccino
CAST:  Valeria Bruni Tedeschi  •  Pierfrancesco Favino  •  Stefano Accorsi  •  Adriano Giannini

Johnny the Partisan (2000)

After the 8th September 1943 north of Italy is occupied by Germans. Italian army collapsed and the soldiers are escaped to the mountains trying to set up a resistance. Many civilians did the same and Johnny, an English literature student, is among them. Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Chiesa
CAST:  Stefano Dionisi  •  Andrea Prodan  •  Gabriele Montanari  •  Fabrizio Gifuni

After the 8th September 1943 north of Italy is occupied by Germans. Italian army collapsed and the soldiers are escaped to the mountains trying to set up a resistance. Many civilians did the same and Johnny, an English literature student, is among them. Johnny ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guido Chiesa
CAST:  Stefano Dionisi  •  Andrea Prodan  •  Gabriele Montanari  •  Fabrizio Gifuni

Ritorno a casa Gori (1996)

Matriarch Adele's death prompts an unexpected and often incendiary reunion for the large Gori family – unaware that inside her coffin lie also the stolen goods of a robbery by her son Danilo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Benvenuti
CAST:  Alessandro Benvenuti  •  Sabrina Ferilli  •  Massimo Ceccherini  •  Athina Cenci

Matriarch Adele's death prompts an unexpected and often incendiary reunion for the large Gori family – unaware that inside her coffin lie also the stolen goods of a robbery by her son Danilo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alessandro Benvenuti
CAST:  Alessandro Benvenuti  •  Sabrina Ferilli  •  Massimo Ceccherini  •  Athina Cenci

The Embalmer (2002)

Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matteo Garrone
CAST:  Ernesto Mahieux  •  Valerio Foglia Manzillo  •  Elisabetta Rocchetti  •  Lina Bernardi

Peppino is an aging taxidermist constantly ridiculed for being short and somewhat creepy. He meets Valerio, a handsome young man fascinated by Peppino's work. Peppino, in turn, becomes entranced by Valerio and offers him a large salary to come work as his assistant ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matteo Garrone
CAST:  Ernesto Mahieux  •  Valerio Foglia Manzillo  •  Elisabetta Rocchetti  •  Lina Bernardi

The Story of Piera (1983)

Piera is a young woman who grows up under the parentage of two extremely original overseers: both her mother and father have incestuous relations with her before they are committed to insane asylums. A special connection, between a mother and her daughter, full of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Ferreri
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Hanna Schygulla  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Angelo Infanti

Piera is a young woman who grows up under the parentage of two extremely original overseers: both her mother and father have incestuous relations with her before they are committed to insane asylums. A special connection, between a mother and her daughter, full of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marco Ferreri
CAST:  Isabelle Huppert  •  Hanna Schygulla  •  Marcello Mastroianni  •  Angelo Infanti

Bread and Tulips (2000)

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Soldini
CAST:  Licia Maglietta  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Giuseppe Battiston  •  Antonio Catania

An endearing light comedy about a woman who spontaneously becomes a resident of Venice after her family left her behind. While enjoying the wonderful people she meets she achieves a new life and the first time independent of her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Soldini
CAST:  Licia Maglietta  •  Bruno Ganz  •  Giuseppe Battiston  •  Antonio Catania

The Nest of the Turtledove (2016)

A Ukrainian woman comes back to her native village leaving her working life in Italy behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taras Tkachenko
CAST:  Rymma Zyubina  •  Vitalii Linetskyi  •  Mauro Cipriani  •  Lina Bernardi

A Ukrainian woman comes back to her native village leaving her working life in Italy behind.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taras Tkachenko
CAST:  Rymma Zyubina  •  Vitalii Linetskyi  •  Mauro Cipriani  •  Lina Bernardi

Cam Girl (2014)

Desperate after losing her job, Alice starts a sexy webcam site with three friends. Successful at first, their new-found decadence sends them on a downward spiral of mutual resentment and dangerous excess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirca Viola
CAST:  Antónia Lišková  •  Alessia Piovan  •  Sveva Alviti  •  Ilaria Capponi

Desperate after losing her job, Alice starts a sexy webcam site with three friends. Successful at first, their new-found decadence sends them on a downward spiral of mutual resentment and dangerous excess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mirca Viola
CAST:  Antónia Lišková  •  Alessia Piovan  •  Sveva Alviti  •  Ilaria Capponi

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DIRECTION:  Lorenzo Vignolo
CAST:  Dario Bandiera  •  Alessandro Bianchi  •  Paolo Briguglia  •  Nino Frassica

The Breath of the Soul (2009)

Alex, a young man who does dialysis treatment, struggles not to allow his health condition to take over his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Rambaldi
CAST:  Flavio Montrucchio  •  Lucrezia Piaggio  •  Yang Yu-lin  •  Raffaello Balzo

Alex, a young man who does dialysis treatment, struggles not to allow his health condition to take over his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vittorio Rambaldi
CAST:  Flavio Montrucchio  •  Lucrezia Piaggio  •  Yang Yu-lin  •  Raffaello Balzo

The Last Kiss (2001)

Giulia and Carlo have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Muccino
CAST:  Stefano Accorsi  •  Giovanna Mezzogiorno  •  Martina Stella  •  Pierfrancesco Favino

Giulia and Carlo have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gabriele Muccino
CAST:  Stefano Accorsi  •  Giovanna Mezzogiorno  •  Martina Stella  •  Pierfrancesco Favino

Youtopia (2018)

A young woman decides to sell her virginity to pay off her mother's debts when she realises that her earnings as an online x-rated model are not enough.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Berardo Carboni
CAST:  Matilda De Angelis  •  Donatella Finocchiaro  •  Alessandro Haber  •  Luca Lionello

A young woman decides to sell her virginity to pay off her mother's debts when she realises that her earnings as an online x-rated model are not enough.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Berardo Carboni
CAST:  Matilda De Angelis  •  Donatella Finocchiaro  •  Alessandro Haber  •  Luca Lionello

Guarda il cielo: Stella, Sonia, Silvia (2000)

Three situations about women's lives in three different periods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piergiorgio Gay
CAST:  Sandra Ceccarelli  •  Paolo Pierobon  •  Antonio Latella  •  Denis Fasolo

Three situations about women's lives in three different periods.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piergiorgio Gay
CAST:  Sandra Ceccarelli  •  Paolo Pierobon  •  Antonio Latella  •  Denis Fasolo

Mal'aria (2009)

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DIRECTION:  Paolo Bianchini
CAST:  Ettore Bassi  •  Sarah Felberbaum  •  Stefano Dionisi  •  Giuseppe Soleri

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DIRECTION:  Paolo Bianchini
CAST:  Ettore Bassi  •  Sarah Felberbaum  •  Stefano Dionisi  •  Giuseppe Soleri

La terra e il vento (2013)

A family portrait in Tuscany. Leonardo and Riccardo fight to defend what they really love - Leonardo is looking for freedom and Riccardo for family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastian Maulucci
CAST:  Lorenzo Richelmy  •  Robin Mugnaini  •  Chiara Martegiani  •  Laura Gigante

A family portrait in Tuscany. Leonardo and Riccardo fight to defend what they really love - Leonardo is looking for freedom and Riccardo for family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastian Maulucci
CAST:  Lorenzo Richelmy  •  Robin Mugnaini  •  Chiara Martegiani  •  Laura Gigante
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