Open City
(1945) [M]

Based on true the story of Don Morosi, a priest and Resistance worker shot by the Germans in wartime Rome, Rossellini's first feature after the Mussolini era has become synonymous with Italian neo-realism. Shot on the locations where the events actually happened, using hand-held cameras, film...  More

The Fugitive Kind
(1959) [M]

Valentine Xavier is an "entertainer" in New Orleans - he plays a guitar given to him by Leadbelly - but when he runs afoul of the law one too many times, he vows to quit the scene and start anew elsewhere. A rainstorm leaves him stranded in a small southern town somewhere between New Orleans and...  More

Mamma Roma
(1962) [M]

Paolo Pasolini’s (Accatone, Salo) neorealist masterpiece stars the great Anna Magnani (Open City) as a middle-aged whore who saves money to buy an apartment and retire from working the streets of Rome. She soon brings her beloved teenage son Ettore from the country to live with her; but Ettore...  More

The Golden Coach
(1952) [G]

Set in a small Central American town in the eighteenth century, Camilla, played by Italian screen goddess Anna Magnani, is the prima donna of the local theatre company - and the object of three different men's affection. While all three ravish her with gifts and incentives in exchange for her...  More