The Night Before the Exams (
2006) | IMDb:
6.4
Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...
Starring:
Giorgio Faletti
,
Cristiana Capotondi
,
Nicolas Vaporidis
,
Sarah Maestri
,
Chiara Mastalli
,
Andrea De Rosa
The Red Violin (
1998) | IMDb:
7.6
300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.
Starring:
Carlo Cecchi
,
Irene Grazioli
,
Anita Laurenzi
,
Tommaso Puntelli
,
Samuele Amighetti
,
Jean-Luc Bideau
Directed by:
François Girard