Francesco Turbanti

Steel (2012)

Here, the steel worker works on a continuous cycle, twenty-four hours a day and never stops. There, by the sea, on the island of Elba there is a paradise and the unreachable dream of happy families. In the middle, on the shores their secret beach, neither here nor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Mordini
CAST:  Michele Riondino  •  Vittoria Puccini  •  Anna Bellezza  •  Matilde Giannini

Here, the steel worker works on a continuous cycle, twenty-four hours a day and never stops. There, by the sea, on the island of Elba there is a paradise and the unreachable dream of happy families. In the middle, on the shores their secret beach, neither here nor ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stefano Mordini
CAST:  Michele Riondino  •  Vittoria Puccini  •  Anna Bellezza  •  Matilde Giannini

I primi della lista (2011)

It’s June 1st, 1970, and Pisa is the epicenter of the movement Lotta Continua. There are rumors of an imminent coup d’état, and the most visible exponents fear being arrested before dawn. One of them is Pino Masi, a singer-songwriter who wrote the hit “La ballata ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roan Johnson
CAST:  Claudio Santamaria  •  Francesco Turbanti  •  Fabrizio Brandi  •  Paolo Cioni

It’s June 1st, 1970, and Pisa is the epicenter of the movement Lotta Continua. There are rumors of an imminent coup d’état, and the most visible exponents fear being arrested before dawn. One of them is Pino Masi, a singer-songwriter who wrote the hit “La ballata ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roan Johnson
CAST:  Claudio Santamaria  •  Francesco Turbanti  •  Fabrizio Brandi  •  Paolo Cioni

L'Universale (2016)

This is the story of 3 friends, destined to lose and find each other over and over again. More importantly, this is the (true) story of a film theatre in Florence, The Universale, which was a cultural landmark in the city between the '60s and the '80s. It was a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Micali
CAST:  Francesco Turbanti  •  Matilda Lutz  •  Claudio Bigagli  •  Robin Mugnaini

This is the story of 3 friends, destined to lose and find each other over and over again. More importantly, this is the (true) story of a film theatre in Florence, The Universale, which was a cultural landmark in the city between the '60s and the '80s. It was a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Federico Micali
CAST:  Francesco Turbanti  •  Matilda Lutz  •  Claudio Bigagli  •  Robin Mugnaini

Rainbow: A Private Affair (2017)

Summer 1943, Piedmont, Italy. Milton loves Fulvia who plays with his love: she only likes the depth of his thought and the letters he writes to her. One year later, Milton has joined the Resistance and fights beside other partisans. He learns during a conversation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani
CAST:  Luca Marinelli  •  Anna Ferruzzo  •  Guglielmo Favilla  •  Lorenzo Richelmy

Summer 1943, Piedmont, Italy. Milton loves Fulvia who plays with his love: she only likes the depth of his thought and the letters he writes to her. One year later, Milton has joined the Resistance and fights beside other partisans. He learns during a conversation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani
CAST:  Luca Marinelli  •  Anna Ferruzzo  •  Guglielmo Favilla  •  Lorenzo Richelmy

Parents in Progress (2019)

Simona is a single mother in her early ‘40s who is wholly devoted to her son, Filippo. To get over her insecurities as a parent and make her son happy on his eighth birthday, she decides to throw him a birthday party in their small flat and invite over his school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Chiossone
CAST:  Anna Foglietta  •  Elena Radonicich  •  Lucia Mascino  •  Marina Rocco

Simona is a single mother in her early ‘40s who is wholly devoted to her son, Filippo. To get over her insecurities as a parent and make her son happy on his eighth birthday, she decides to throw him a birthday party in their small flat and invite over his school ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laura Chiossone
CAST:  Anna Foglietta  •  Elena Radonicich  •  Lucia Mascino  •  Marina Rocco

Diabolik chi sei? (2023)

Captured by a ruthless criminal gang, Diabolik and Ginko find themselves face to face. Locked in a cell that has no way out, and convinced they are going to die, Diabolik reveals his mysterious past to the inspector. Meanwhile, Eva Kant and Altea are each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Manetti  •  Marco Manetti
CAST:  Giacomo Gianniotti  •  Miriam Leone  •  Valerio Mastandrea  •  Andrea Arru

Captured by a ruthless criminal gang, Diabolik and Ginko find themselves face to face. Locked in a cell that has no way out, and convinced they are going to die, Diabolik reveals his mysterious past to the inspector. Meanwhile, Eva Kant and Altea are each ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Manetti  •  Marco Manetti
CAST:  Giacomo Gianniotti  •  Miriam Leone  •  Valerio Mastandrea  •  Andrea Arru

Margins (2022)

Summer 2008. Three friends have the chance of a lifetime: opening for their favourite punk hardcore band. At the very last moment, the concert falls through but Edo, Iac and Miche don’t give up. To them punk is more than music, it’s a lifestyle. In a blink, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niccolò Falsetti
CAST:  Francesco Turbanti  •  Emanuele Linfatti  •  Matteo Creatini  •  Valentina Carnelutti

Summer 2008. Three friends have the chance of a lifetime: opening for their favourite punk hardcore band. At the very last moment, the concert falls through but Edo, Iac and Miche don’t give up. To them punk is more than music, it’s a lifestyle. In a blink, they ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niccolò Falsetti
CAST:  Francesco Turbanti  •  Emanuele Linfatti  •  Matteo Creatini  •  Valentina Carnelutti

Io e Spotty (2022)

Perennial university student Eva, who is still having difficulties at adjusting to big city life, takes up a job as dog sitter. After visiting the owner, she finds out the dog—Spotty—is actually Matteo, an introverted young man who copes with modern life by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cosimo Gomez
CAST:  Michela De Rossi  •  Filippo Scotti  •  Paola Minaccioni  •  Violetta Zironi

Perennial university student Eva, who is still having difficulties at adjusting to big city life, takes up a job as dog sitter. After visiting the owner, she finds out the dog—Spotty—is actually Matteo, an introverted young man who copes with modern life by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cosimo Gomez
CAST:  Michela De Rossi  •  Filippo Scotti  •  Paola Minaccioni  •  Violetta Zironi