The Swindle 1955

Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Bruno, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.

Ore 10: lezione di canto 1955

An American in Rome 1954

Nando Moriconi is a young Italian living in Rome obsessed with all-things American.

Graziella 1954

Naples 1821. Alphonse, a young poet belonging to a noble French family, is caught by a storm at sea. Fortunately the boat manage to reach the shores of Procida, where Alphonse is welcomed by the family of Andrea. Here he meets the beautiful Graziella.

Love in the City 1953

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.