Dino Risi Movies

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will.

Alberto Nardi is a Roman businessman who fancies himself a man of great capabilities, but whose factory teeters perennially on the brink of...

After a series of misunderstandings and other unfortunate incidents, the honeymoon of two young couples ends sooner than planned. Back at their...

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

King's Dagobert I intestinal and sexual problems loom large as he survives an attack on his royal caravan then barely makes it to Rome to personally...

An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court,...

A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars"...

A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.

On a layover at a hotel, a young stewardess meets a handsome man. Though they do not speak a common language, they share a brief yet intense romantic...

Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a...

Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them.

Raffaele, a Neapolitan student, get the news that his beloved grandmother Sabella is dying. He immediately goes to Pollena to be beside her.

The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli (1915-2010).

Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. They live with their parents in Piazza Navona, Rome. They are...

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to...

This 2006 documentary was filmed on the occasion of director Dino Risi's ninetieth birthday. It features interviews with his collaborators, friends,...

A story set behind the scenes of the annual Miss Italia pageant, with its load of young girls and recognizable characters.