My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began (
2011) | IMDb:
3.2
Jacopo, Duccio, Cecco, Manfredo and Filippo are five friends who live in Florence of the fifteenth century, during a plague epidemic.
Starring:
Christian De Sica
,
Michele Placido
,
Paolo Hendel
,
Giorgio Panariello
,
Massimo Ghini
,
Massimo Ceccherini
A Whole Life Ahead (
2008) | IMDb:
6.9
25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.
Starring:
Isabella Ragonese
,
Massimo Ghini
,
Valerio Mastandrea
,
Micaela Ramazzotti
,
Elio Germano
,
Sabrina Ferilli
CQ (
2001) | IMDb:
6.2
A young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and a new-found infatuation with the sci-fi film's starlet.
Starring:
Jeremy Davies
,
Angela Lindvall
,
Élodie Bouchez
,
Gérard Depardieu
,
Giancarlo Giannini
,
Massimo Ghini
Tea with Mussolini (
1999) | IMDb:
6.9
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Directed by:
Franco Zeffirelli