Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=4+7104+4294484650+4294960952 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=968247 Film of intrigue and heroism within the Italian underground during the German occupation of Italy. Emanuele Bardone, a petty con man, fleeces his victims by posing as a colonel. Persuaded by the Germans to impersonate a partisan leader they have killed, he assumes the admirable qualities of the heroic officer and the German plan backfires. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=703976 An Italian girl is seduced by her sisters boyfriend, setting in motion a chain of events which looks with tongue in cheek at the Sicilian code of honor, as the patriarch of the family tries to get the scoundrel to do right by his daughter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=707620 Federico Fellini satirizes his youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals in this portrait of provincial Italy during the Fascist period. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=610929 A four-year-old boy is trapped in a loveless family with his suicidal father and his adulteress mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=597297 In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of humility, faith, and sacrifice of the Peoples Saint--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=606961 A man falls in love with a younger woman, but he is married and divorce is illegal. To get what he wants, he begins an elaborate scheme to kill his wife. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=585167 A young woman, after breaking off an affair with an older man, finds herself in Rome and alone. She becomes friends with a young stockbroker, but after he has an accident, she once again finds herself alone. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=881169 This film compassioniately details a year in the life of five young men lingering in post-adolescent limbo, dreaming of adventure and escape from their small town and struggling to find meaning in their lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=565065 Recounting the years of Italys Risorgimento-when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a democratic Italy. Contains the original Italian version with optional subtitles, the English-language version and special features. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=540824 A middle-aged prostitute attempts to extricte herself from her sordid past for the sake of her son. Mamma Roma offers an unflinching look at the struggle for survival in postwar Italy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=603335 A documentary-style drama chronicling the rise and fall of the title character, a real-life Mob chieftain who rose to prominence in post-WWII Sicily. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627505 When young Domenico ventures from the small village of Meda to Milan in search of employment, he finds himself on the bottom rung of the bureaucratic ladder in a huge, faceless company. The prospects are daunting, but Domenico finds reason for hope in the fetching Antonietta. A tender coming-of-age story and a sharp observation of dehumanizing corporate enterprise, Ermanno Olmis Il Posto is a touching and hilarious tale of one young mans stumbling entrance into the perils of modern adulthood--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=466639 Follow Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italys postwar economic boom. Alone, except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=613413 A young Milanese couples relationship is tested when the man accepts a new job in Sicily, causing them to be separated for long periods of time. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=478953 A bored middle-aged woman finds she can conjure up spirits who lead her into a life of sensual gratification. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=537578 In 1914, a colorful melange of celebrities embark on a funeral voyage for a dead opera star. An allegorical film blending spectacle, humour, poignance and grotesquerie. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431609 Memories of episodes about love, sex, politics, family life and growing up in a small Italian town in the 1930s.