Cesare Zavattini Movies

Turi, a young Sicilian, makes ends meet by doing some occasional work and singing in taverns in a popular district of Rome.

The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dressmaker spends too much time working on the girl's...

Accused of having stolen 3 million liras, a bank employee serves five years in prison. Having served his sentence and believed to be rich, he was...

A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt.

Vittorio De Sica is a teacher struggling to take care of his family and always dreaming that Parliament will increase the salaries for teachers and...

Documentary about Italian movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini, with interviews with some of his actors and friends.

A pickpoket falls in love with one of his victims.

When "Tamara" throws herself from the window of their brothel, her colleagues are made to realise that a new law will close down the source of their...

On his way to his own wedding, a young man saves a woman who attempted suicide by jumping into a river and falls for her.

Paolo and Maria are two elementary teachers, who love each other, but can not have a child.

Naples of the early twentieth century. A thug keeps a girl completely submissive and, having discovered that she is the daughter of a nobleman, tries...

A married woman fights her strange attraction to an aristocratic young pianist from her past.

Four poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it. Therefore they decide to have it a day each and sell it...

This documentary studies the life and artwork of photographer Paul Strand, using his own compelling photography as well as interviews with his...

"Andremo in città" (We'll Go to the City) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Nelo Risi. It is based on the novel of the same name by...

The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.

Leo is a young man trying to make a living without any success. Through fortuitous circumstances, he is assigned by the director of a big firm to...