Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Maria Montessori, promovierte Ärztin und Wissenschaftlerin, fordert eine bessere pädagogische Versorgung geistig behinderter Kinder. Die Einrichtung einer Lern- und Tagesstätte für Kinder aus armen Familien legt den Grundstein für ihre "Montessori-Methode", die heute zur Erziehung von Kindern weltweite Popularität genießt. Ihre spätere Distanz zum faschistischen Mussolini-Regime sowie die Beziehung zu ihrem Kollegen Guiseppe Montesanto und ihrem unehelichen Sohn Mario, sind zentrale Schauplätze im turbulenten Leben dieser außergewöhnlichen Frau.
Sharing the same psychologist, kleptomaniac Roberto, who writes stories a bit too realistic and scary for kids, and a narcoleptic Beatrice, who documents everything in her life, begin to think that love could be the cure for their problems. But nothing comes easy to either of them, and, just like in one of Roberto's stories, the happy ending really needs to be sought after. Will they find their own?
Nach ihrer Rückkehr nach Italien hat eine erfolgreiche und überqualifizierte Architektin als Frau begrenzte Jobaussichten. Für eine Anstellung ist Kreativität gefragt.
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
When a neurotic hotel manager fires a maid for allegedly stealing a laptop, her son swears revenge and begins to expose his deepest secrets — only to regret it after falling for his daughter.
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.
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
Romeo, a lovelorn Roman musician in his 40s with 20 years since his only hit, consults a fortuneteller who predicts he'll find love and money with a foreign singer named for a flower. In Brussels he meets Marguerite, an older chanteuse who interprets Jacques Brel and loves her yappy dog.
Jacopo has a serious problem. He may be a brilliant marriage guidance counsellor, but he can never manage to have a steady relationship for more than two weeks. And for good reason: since he was very young, Jacopo has been cursed and brought bad luck to every woman who has fallen in love with him. Really bad luck. Because of this, he has vowed to stay away from women, for their own good. But the moment he lays eyes on Sara at a friend’s birthday party, he is smitten. Despite his resistance, the two fall head over heels leading to back-to-back, laugh-out-loud moments of disaster! Sara will quickly learn the consequences of her choice as the limits of her love are put to the test.
A comic movie divided in three episodes.
Nach dem Tod ihres geliebten Ehemanns ist Marnie Minervini kürzlich von New Jersey nach Los Angeles umgezogen, um wieder näher bei ihrer Tochter Lori – einer erfolgreichen, (aber immer noch allein lebenden) Drehbuchautorin – zu wohnen und sie mit mütterlicher Liebe zu überschütten. Ausgestattet mit einem beachtlichen Bankguthaben, das ihr von ihrem Mann hinterlassen wurde, hat Marnie es sich in einem tollen Apartment gemütlich gemacht, das neue iPhone immer griffbereit. Doch die Unmengen an SMS, Überraschungsbesuchen und Gesprächen voller ungebetener Ratschläge zwingen Lori bald dazu, klare Grenzen zwischen ihrer Mutter und ihrem Privatleben zu ziehen. Und auch Marnie findet Mittel und Wege, ihren unendlichen Optimismus und ihre energische Großzügigkeit in neue Bahnen zu lenken. Sie verändert das Leben anderer Menschen sowie auch ihr eigenes und findet eine neue Bestimmung.
She's a divorce lawyer, single mother and perpetually at war against men, he is a couple's therapist, single and not looking, they meet and collide in a bourgeois and romantic Rome...
In the barracks of the "Settecamini" fire brigade in Rome, the shabby Squadra 17 tackles missions with resounding failures, waiting in vain for a chance for redemption.
A priest, after spending years in humanitary missions in Africa, reunites with his family, which is in worse conditions than when he left, and above all meets a young lady who will make him doubt both himself and his faith.
Four different stories about italian football team’s supporter.
Dora, raises her two children with the help of her eccentric family, free-spirited best friend, and a charming poet-turned- nanny.
Giovanni is a famous life coach who claims he can make any desire come true. One day he announces a competition in which three people dissatisfied with their lives will win the chance to be followed by him for six months.
The triumph of the designer Federico Marinoni in the world of Milanese fashion was marred by the tragic death of the maison's main model and the designer's muse, Alexandra Larsson, who was hit by a hit-and-run car while on her way to celebrate her consecration as a top model .
Marco Ferretti is an Italian manager who is young and beautiful, but he cannot stand the presence of women after a difficult affair. When Marco goes to London for an appointment, he meets four beautiful girls who disrupt his life with love.