Cesare Zavattini Movies

Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.

After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having...

Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written...

A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter.

In a post-war Rome (1946) a cat burglar inadvertently saves the life of a would-be suicide man who returns from the war to find that he has been...

A struggling model concocts a story of being raped and beaten by three strangers and soon becomes a media darling. Complications arise when the...

Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists...

A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace...

"Andremo in città" (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by...

Turi, a young Sicilian, makes ends meet by doing some occasional work and singing in taverns in a popular district of Rome.

The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic...

An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.

Paolo and Maria are two elementary teachers, who love each other, but can not have a child.

A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.

Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening....

Based on the Nikolai Gogol story but set in 1950s Italy, "The Overcoat" is the story of a poor city hall clerk whose only desire is to buy a new...

The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach...

The film follows men from all walks of life, seeking to give meaning to their lives and rediscover their inner peace during a retreat in the...