Dino Risi Movies

A young psychiatrist struggles to remove an erratic captain from command at an Italian base in the Lybian desert during World War II.

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

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...

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

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to...

A group of boys calling themselves The Monte Cristo gang find a note from an innocent prisoner and set out to free him from a fortress-like prison.

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

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

This 2006 documentary was filmed on the occasion of director Dino Risi's ninetieth birthday. It features interviews with his collaborators, friends,...

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he...

Luca, a young man from a rich family, travels to Rome. Here he encounters Gino, who makes a living with petty theft.

A traveling salesman in post WWII Milan pops into a movie house and the camera searches the faces in the dark watching.

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

Unreleased episodes from "I Mostri" with Ugo Tognazzi as protagonist.

In the Tigullio region near Gênes this shortdocumentary shows the funeral of a local fisherman.