Antonio, Peppino and Lucia are three brothers who live in the country near Naples. Lucia's son, Gianni, goes to Naples to study medicine, but there he knows a ballet dancer. They fall in love and, when she goes to Milan, Gianni follows her. Informed of this and afraid that their nephew will stop studying, the three Caponi brothers leave for Milan to persuade Gianni to come back and continue studying and abandon the "Malafemmina" (bad girl).

In 18th-century Rome, impish aristocrat Onofrio del Grillo amuses himself by playing pranks on all sorts of people — his reactionary family and fellow nobles, the poors, the French occupiers trying to modernize society, and even the Pope himself.

Dues amigues, la Karen i la Martha, aconsegueixen amb molt d'esforç que la seva escola privada per a nenes tingui èxit. Després d'anys de prometatge, la Karen es planteja fixar una data per casar-se amb Joe Cardin, un metge local, encara que la Martha preferiria que esperés més. Inesperadament, una de les alumnes, ressentida per un càstig que ha rebut, escolta un comentari casual que distorsiona amb malícia davant de la seva àvia per venjar-se de les dues professores. Aquesta mentida causa un efecte devastador que destrossa les seves vides.

Amb la meticulositat del documental, Olmi ens conta la història d'una família que haurà de deixar la casa dels amos on treballen per culpa d'un esclop i l'arbre que el va originar.

Una noia de família acomodada porta a casa el seu xicot, un metge negre amb qui té la intenció de casar-se, per presentar-lo als pares. Tot i ser persones d'idees liberals, els seus pares se senten molt confosos, especialment el pare, que tem que un matrimoni semblant no porti més que problemes a la seva filla.

A boy and a girl fall in love but their fathers take a strong dislike to each other, clashing repeatedly during the preparations for the upcoming marriage.

Adaptació de la novel·la homònima de Jules Verne. El 1870, a causa dels relats de mariners que asseguren haver vist un monstre marí al sud del Pacífic, els Estats Units noliegen un vaixell de guerra per destruir la bèstia que altera la tranquil·litat dels mars. Però, quan el monstre els ataca, no serveix de res tot el seu poder bèl·lic per evitar el desastre. Després de l'enfonsament del vaixell, els tripulants són rescatats pel mateix "monstre", que resulta ser un vaixell capaç de submergir-se al mar, una cosa inèdita fins aleshores.

In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.

Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink in 'the Bathtub', a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink’s tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe—for a time when he’s no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack—temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink’s health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother.

Júlia, una dona que pateix una malaltia degenerativa de la vista, troba a la seva germana Sara, cega a causa de la mateixa malaltia, penjada al soterrani de casa seva. Encara que tots els indicis apunten a un suïcidi, la Júlia investigarà del seu compte el que ella intueix és un assassinat, endinsant-se en un món de foscor en què sembla amagar-s'hi una misteriosa presència. A mesura que Júlia vagi descobrint l'aterridora veritat que envolta la mort de la seva germana, la seva visió s'anirà deteriorant cada cop més, fins que una sèrie d'inexplicables morts i desaparicions es creuaran en el seu camí...

In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.

A factory worker known for his tough attitude and for fighting for workers' rights starts losing credibility when friends and co-workers see him helping a young gay man.

A beautiful girl Rosina lives In Rome. Her husband is strong as a bull and jealous as Shakespeare's Othello. Once the husband of Rosina kills a wealthy aristocrat, who sang the serenade to his wife, and now he is hiding from justice.

1956, in the north of France. A group of underground miners is forced to take a professor to take samples a thousand meters underground. After a landslide that prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, and unknowingly awaken a legendary bloodthirsty creature.

Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.

An italian short comedy

A very extended family gathers for the Christmas holidays, after the death of the breadwinner Leonardo Sereni, famous singer. The eldest son Julius, with his wife Marina, has a panettone factory.

Two back-to-back stories that deals with two "taboo" themes, the celibacy of the clergy in the episode of Renato Pozzetto and the homosexuality in the one with Nino Manfredi.

One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.