Come tu mi vuoi (
2007) | IMDb:
5
Giada is a overachieving student who works to pay for college. Riccardo is a spoiled brat who answers her tutoring ad in order to improve his abysmal grades. She's shy and homely. He's handsome and brazen. As they say, opposites attract.
Heaven (
2002) | IMDb:
7
Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.
Starring:
Cate Blanchett
,
Giovanni Ribisi
,
Remo Girone
,
Stefania Rocca
,
Alessandro Sperduti
,
Mattia Sbragia
Directed by:
Tom Tykwer
The Talented Mr. Ripley (
1999) | IMDb:
7.4
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U.S. shipbuilder who hires Tom to travel to Italy to bring back his playboy son, Dickie. Ripley worms his way into the idyllic lives of Dickie and his girlfriend, plunging into a daring scheme of duplicity, lies and murder.
Starring:
Matt Damon
,
Jude Law
,
Gwyneth Paltrow
,
Cate Blanchett
,
Jack Davenport
,
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Lion of the Desert (
1981) | IMDb:
8.2
This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya during the second Italo-Senussi War. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Avanti! (
1972) | IMDb:
7.2
A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.
Starring:
Jack Lemmon
,
Juliet Mills
,
Clive Revill
,
Edward Andrews
,
Gianfranco Barra
,
Franco Angrisano
Directed by:
Billy Wilder