Dino Risi Movies

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...

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

Documentary exploring the formidable life and career of Italian film star Sophia Loren. With interviews with the actress herself, as well as thoughts...

June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on...

The real masterpiece, among these early works by Risi, is certainly 1848 . Made to order for the centenary of the Milan uprising against Austrian...

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

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...

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

The movie is about the celebrated trial of Olga Duvovich, very beautiful woman accused of killing her husband, a wealthy financier.

The end of a love story, told in fourteen different styles: from comedy to western, from noir to thriller, silent movie and so on.

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

Acclaimed Ukranian dancer Svetlana Zakharova, who later became one of the youngest ballerinas in Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, stars in the title...

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

In Milan, the beggar Carlone has formed a brotherhood. Carlone's sister Anna, is a poor blind girl. One day Carlone saves a mutilated, who tried to...

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...

The technical office for the renovation of Milan Cathedral - the Duomo - shows the camera the treasures of the place and the projects for the facades...