Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts 2017

The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.

The Divine Nymph 1975

In the decadent Roaring Twenties, a beautiful woman engages in affairs with two men, playing them against each other.

Vuelo 971 1953

La muta di Portici 1952

Tragico ritorno 1952

Marco, returning home to Livorno after having spent eight years in prison, finds his wife Giovanna married to another man, who the son believes is his real father. He decides to commit suicide but then he meets Elisa, who dissuades him and he begins to live with her and her father.

Pentimento 1952

A cabaret singer, now a widow, is dethroned and expelled downstairs by a fiery rival.

The Moment of Truth 1951

After attending to a suicidal young man, Dr Richard learns that his wife has been unfaithful for years. This comes as a shock after 10 years of supposedly happy marriage. Back home, he demands answers from Madeleine. A long night of explanations ensues.

The Promise 1950

During the absence of her husband, who left for a fishing cruise in the seas of China, Carmela falls under the spell of Vito, a young fisherman.

No One Comes Back 1945

A host of college girls take different life paths in the Italy of the 1930s.

Calafuria 1943

Carmela 1942

In 1893, on an island in the Strait of Sicily, a woman is beginning to go crazy due to an officer that she loved leaving. When she believes a newly arrived official to be the man that left her, he plays along.

Giarabub 1942

The Italian troops at Giarabub defend themselves against the British.

Capitan Tempesta 1942

The King's Jester 1941

Based on a Victor Hugo play, and scored with music from the later opera by Giuseppe Verdi, the film tells about a hunchbacked clown whose beautiful daughter falls in love with the lecherous king.

La figlia del corsaro verde 1940

Diamanti 1939

Under the Southern Cross 1938

Venice Film Festival 1938

Ginevra degli Almieri 1935

Ginevra degli Almieri's family has arranged a marriage of interest but the young Ginevra strenuously refuses until she falls into catalepsy and is buried alive. Once she wakes up she goes home but her family believes they are dealing with a ghost and they try to chase her away. She will only be welcomed by the penniless young painter who has always been in love with her.