The Burden of Flesh

In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.

A musical comedy, a journey filled with unexpected twists and unexpected encounters, leading a group of musicians to set out to the rhythm of their musical verses to participate in the Scanzano Jonico Song-Theatre Festival, walking across Basilicata, from the Tyrrhenian to the Ionian Sea, along the route that gives the project its name. The journey will have a therapeutic effect.

Thomas is a meek man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Despite his situation he decides to fake a work trip to go to Vallarta to confront Jero, a taxi driver who is sleeping with his wife.

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.

Two mental patients with opposite personalities ditch their Tuscan hospital and embark on an unpredictable exploration of the real world.

The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and survive high school.

A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his life as if he were on it.

A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.

Giacinto lives with his wife, their ten children and various other family members in a shack on the hills of Rome. Some time ago he has lost his left eye while at work, and got a consistent sum of money from the insurance company, which he keeps hidden from the rest of the family. His whole life is now based on defending the money he sees as his own, while the rest of the family tries to kill him.

Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the family apart trying to make it happen.

A modest Neapolitan man meets a young woman with excessive hairiness. He exhibits her at fairs and marries her. It is after marriage that he receives a tempting offer from a French manager.

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. Onboard is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was; a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket; three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match; and a complaining widow travelling to a memorial service for her late husband who's accompanied by a community-service volunteer who's assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and decorum, and opportunities for kindness.

A few weeks before the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Pago, Rice and Bibi leave the calm city of Cesena looking for adventure: a ten-days-long holiday in Eastern Europe, in those places where the Soviet regime is still alive.

Arturo is a lonely, gluttonous, and disillusioned Sicilian real estate agent. His mundane life finally finds its spark through his one true passion: Sicilian pastries. It’s over a tray of cannoli that he meets his soulmate, Flora. She is everything he ever dreamed of—beautiful, witty, and brilliant. To top it off, she’s a pastry chef. However, a divine obstacle stands between them: God. While Flora is a devout, fervent Catholic, Arturo abandoned his faith as a child. Desperate not to lose the woman of his dreams, he decides to "fake it 'til he makes it," pretending to be a man of deep conviction. Guiding Arturo on this chaotic journey toward truth, faith, and Flora’s heart is an unlikely mentor and friend: Pope Francis himself.

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a screenplay to RAI centered on the figure of Italy’s prime minister and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, a subject so controversial that even the public television broadcaster refuses to produce it

Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners.

Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

A man in his mid-20s, still living at home with his mother and stepfather, puts all his eggs in one basket: the girl who works at his local coffee shop. The problem is, she has a serious boyfriend. As they become closer, the line between friendship and intimacy is blurred, and the situation forces both to examine where they are in their lives.

A young woman returns to her hometown for a brief stay, a journey that will lead her to confront her past. The homecoming becomes an opportunity to reprocess memories tied to her parents, a family marked by atypical and complex dynamics. Now an adult, the protagonist finally grasps the depth of her parents' choices, shedding new light on aspects of her childhood that once eluded her.

A young aspiring actress has an argument with her father on the phone just before recording a self-tape. Later, as she begins to perform her part, she struggles to concentrate and can’t stop thinking about her father’s hurtful words.

Two young people find themselves in a place surrounded by nature, where everything seems suspended and every gesture brings back an intimacy built up over time. Between light-hearted conversations and meaningful silences, the sound of water accompanies their words, while the boundary between reality and memory becomes increasingly blurred. An encounter that oscillates between what has been and what remains, leaving an echo in the air that is difficult to grasp.

Imma is looking for a fake Neapolitan boyfriend to introduce to her mother, but she meets Omar, an Egyptian guy.

Blinded by jealousy and pain over his partner's betrayal, a young man kills her lover, convinced that he has restored his honour. But the crime brings no relief: only fear and the weight of a guilt he cannot handle.

Through the perspectives of the inhabitants of a provincial town, we follow the events of a dangerous love triangle.

Giorgio is struggling with the monotonous routine with his father, who has never appreciated him, until he decides to change his ways to turn the situation to his advantage.

Unresolved family traumas lead a young woman to make choices that go beyond all limits. When all semblance of control vanishes, the line between victim and perpetrator becomes increasingly blurred.

Andre, a quirky young man with mental health issues, lives his life as an orphan. Every minute of his day is governed by a schedule written in pen in a diary. Nothing is left to chance. One morning, however, a slight deviation from the schedule foreshadows a major upheaval. What will happen when a little voice bursts into the life of such a unique person?

At the gates of Cava de' Tirreni, three young people: Ugo, Diana, and Alberta are looking for a bed and breakfast to stay in. They are welcomed by Giselda, the owner, who is surrounded by an aura of enigma. Giselda invites the young people to dinner at her house, and after some hesitation, they decide to accept, but the evening will be spicier than they think.

Two hearts meet, but an invisible wall stands between them. With determination and tenderness, love finds its voice.

Angela has a big revelation to make and will have to accept life's compromises.

Young Vera decides to organise a dinner for friends who haven’t seen each other for a long time. To persuade them to come, she reveals to each of them an embarrassing secret about one of the others. But things don’t go as planned, and Vera’s secret is also exposed.

Natura West (Marco Buti) is the owner and manager of the ranch that bears his name. One of the partners (Ilario Pascale) - apparent perhaps to a crime family - however, acts as if he is the boss of the ranch. Natura is a bored, wise and lonely fellow may seem almost subdued when, however, he decides that enough is enough: he tells Mr. Armando - perhaps a small-me boss who regulates the various riding stables in the area - his inten ons, rediscovers his true essence and reacts.

Nanà, a slightly eccentric girl, spends her time investigating myths and unsolved cases in her town. One day, she discovers a symbol in the newspaper: a hand making the sign of the horns, and decides to follow the trail of the witch of the “ciorta,” who brings good or bad luck. Marking each discovery in her red notebook, she notices that she is being followed.

Marco and Francesca are two thieves who have planned a heist to steal a precious object: the statue of the Goddess of Fortune. The two find themselves in trouble when they are tracked down by criminals who own this rare item.

A young writer finds herself faced with a choice: to continue writing according to other people's expectations or to finally unleash her true artistic nature. In a tense confrontation with herself, she will finally make her choice.

A psychologist obsessed with his patient locks her up during their first session.

Anthony Cortino lives with his mother in a quiet suburb. His father is dead, and his violent criminal brother is a long way off, in the city, and if Anthony has his way, that's where he will stay. However, Johnny runs into trouble with the police in the city, and when he asks to come home, his mother agrees, despite Anthony's objections. A reign of terror begins for Anthony then, for as long as Johnny is around, Anthony is never safe, and never has been.