Festival Highlights
Starring comedy duo Pio and Amedeo, this hilarious box office hit follows two formerly inseparable friends who reunite in their hometown in Puglia after years apart. The result? An entertaining 'North vs South' culture clash.
Luigi Lo Cascio stars in Gianni Amelio's powerful new drama based on the 1968 trial of Aldo Braibanti, a Roman intellectual whose relationship with a younger student caused a nation-wide scandal.
Direct from its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, this star-studded ensemble drama follows the life of a man from childhood to adulthood and the myriad of relationships that have criss-crossed his path along the way.
From Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore, this documentary celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone.
Acclaimed filmmaker Luca Guadagnino charts the rise of Italian shoemaker to the stars, Salvatore Ferragamo in this love letter to the fashion icon.
An Oscar-winning trilogy of romantic comedies set in different parts of Italy, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni starring in each story, from acclaimed director Vittorio De Sica.
Retrospective
Full of lustrous sets, costumes and stunning location photography, this third instalment in Pasolini's ‘Trilogy of Life’ is a fierce and joyous exploration of human sexuality.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Pasolini's artistic, sometimes violent, but always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer's most erotic tales offers a remarkably earthy re-creation of medieval England.
The first film in Pasolini’s popular ‘Trilogy of Life’, The Decameron is a wildly entertaining erotic adaptation of nine stories from Giovanni Boccaccio’s fourteenth-century moral tales, transposed to Naples.
Spotlight on Naples
In this film-within-a-film starring Toni Servillo, a film director and the Venetian libertine both have trouble facing the fact that they are over 60.
A screen adaptation of best-selling writer Maurizio De Giovanni's stage play, this Naples-set story from Alessandro Gassmann follows a once well-off family that is selling their house and must face up to their own secrets and silence.
Winner of Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor at the 2022 David di Donatello Awards, this suspenseful drama about a group of prisoners and their guards in a remote prison stars Toni Servillo and Silvio Orlando.
Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2022 Nastri d’Argento Awards, Toni Servillo stars in this dazzling biography of Neapolitan comic theatre legend Eduardo Scarpetta.
Suspense and a pinch of romance are the ingredients of The Perfect Dinner, a delicious comedy about a Neapolitan mafioso who is sent to Rome to launder money through a restaurant, crossing paths with a chef who dreams of winning a Michelin star.
An Oscar-winning trilogy of romantic comedies set in different parts of Italy, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni starring in each story, from acclaimed director Vittorio De Sica.
New Italian Cinema
Based on a 2017 bestselling novel, this entrancing drama tells the story of a 13-year-old girl who unwillingly returns to the biological family she never knew in 1970s central Italy.
Starring comedy duo Pio and Amedeo, this hilarious box office hit follows two formerly inseparable friends who reunite in their hometown in Puglia after years apart. The result? An entertaining 'North vs South' culture clash.
In this biting romantic comedy, Anna Foglietta plays a commitment phobic volleyball coach who has her life completely figured out, never looking back on her past relationships, until one day her ex reappears in her life.
An homage to the Italian capital, this heartfelt romantic comedy directed by and starring Edoardo Leo delves into the difficulties a couple faces when they separate after many years living together.
In this film-within-a-film starring Toni Servillo, a film director and the Venetian libertine both have trouble facing the fact that they are over 60.
From Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore, this documentary celebrates the life and legacy of the legendary Italian composer Ennio Morricone.
Luigi Lo Cascio stars in Gianni Amelio's powerful new drama based on the 1968 trial of Aldo Braibanti, a Roman intellectual whose relationship with a younger student caused a nation-wide scandal.
Taking aim at the technology multinationals that have transformed our modern world, this sci-fi comedy follows an up-and-coming manager who accidentally makes his job superfluous and must work as a delivery rider to get by.
Tracing the birth of the Roman Empire, this documentary charts the marvels of the city and its history, led by Edoardo Leo who roams the streets of his native Rome.
Acclaimed filmmaker Luca Guadagnino charts the rise of Italian shoemaker to the stars, Salvatore Ferragamo in this love letter to the fashion icon.
Jasmine Trinca and Alessandro Borghi star as a mismatched couple in this tender drama from Perfect Strangers director Paolo Genovese which follows a passionate love story set over a decade.
When a fairground sets up outside her window, 15-year-old Benedetta develops an unlikely friendship with someone working there who defies gender norms and she begins a journey of discovery.
Inspired by the true stories of women who stood up to the ‘Ndrangheta, this evocative drama about a young girl learning the truth of her mother’s death is a powerful story of resistance.
A screen adaptation of best-selling writer Maurizio De Giovanni's stage play, this Naples-set story from Alessandro Gassmann follows a once well-off family that is selling their house and must face up to their own secrets and silence.
Direct from its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, this star-studded ensemble drama follows the life of a man from childhood to adulthood and the myriad of relationships that have criss-crossed his path along the way.
Winner of Best Original Screenplay and Best Actor at the 2022 David di Donatello Awards, this suspenseful drama about a group of prisoners and their guards in a remote prison stars Toni Servillo and Silvio Orlando.
Winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay at the 2022 Nastri d’Argento Awards, Toni Servillo stars in this dazzling biography of Neapolitan comic theatre legend Eduardo Scarpetta.
Set in the 18th century, this prequel to the hugely successful comedy The Legend of the Christmas Witch, tells the origin story of the Befana, featuring an excellent ensemble cast including Monica Bellucci.
Suspense and a pinch of romance are the ingredients of The Perfect Dinner, a delicious comedy about a Neapolitan mafioso who is sent to Rome to launder money through a restaurant, crossing paths with a chef who dreams of winning a Michelin star.
After the declaration of racial laws in Fascist Italy, a restaurateur’s life changes when a girl with a dangerous secret starts to work at his restaurant in this dramatic love story starring a smouldering Riccardo Scamarcio and rising star Benedetta Porcaroli.
A romantic comedy that upends the way of viewing the crisis of a relationship, by following a couple who, after 15 years together, decide to separate amicably.