The Terrace

"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, an…

Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholes…

Everyday all kind of people pass through a Police Station, especially if it is downtown. Today, however, the chief of police has bought his first car and he has decided to test it with his wife going to Ostia. But first a theatrical company…

A forty-year-old employee marries a seemingly quiet girl who turns into a mantis after the wedding.

Tina is on trial for the murder of her lover, Gino. The violent nature of their relationship, revealed in the trial, seems to make obvious that she accidentally killed him during a fight. The lone female jury member compares her life to Tin…

After years of touring abroad with his "Cirque Hollandais", Hendrik van Dalen returns to Holland, hoping that his brother will lend him financial support. Since the death of his wife, things have gone from bad to worse with Hendrik, who dro…

A group of Italians take a flight to Sweden: among them there are the tourists, and the immigrants.

Willy, the son of baron Van Hergershuizen, finds himself disinherited after he marries an untitled girl. His wife decides to take action and applies for the job of the baron's housekeeper.

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat, a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined.

Twelve-year-old Noura dangles uncertainly in that difficult netherworld between childhood and adulthood. His growing libido has gotten him banned from the women's baths, where his mother took him when he was younger, but he's not yet old en…

A man decides to cook for himself and finds a revolver (which may have belonged to John Dillinger) hidden in his kitchen.

Antonio er den naive, lystige, politisk aktive som forbliver sygehjælper på et hospital. Gianni er opportunisten, som gifter sig til velstand og status og Nicola symboliserer den frustrerede senere desillusionerede intellektuelle. Trekløver…

In a high school in the outskirts of Rome, it's the last day before the summer holidays. A literature teacher reminisces the past year and wonders what will become of the students he cared for as if they were his children.

To skopudsdrenge i efterkrigstidens Rom, Italien, sparer op for at købe en hest, men deres involvering som narre i et indbrud fører til, at de havner i ungdomsfængsel; Oplevelsen tager en ødelæggende pris på deres venskab.

På sin bryllupsdag bliver Julie Kohler enke, da hendes brudgom David på brutal vis bliver dræbt for øjnene af hende. Sønderknust og ødelagt af sorg begynder hun dog at udtænke sin grusomme hævn! Ingen af de fem mænd der skød hendes mand, sk…

A comedy film composed of 14 episodes. It is a sequel to I mostri, made in 1963. 1. The Finch of Val Padouan (Ettore Scola) - 2. Tantum ergo (Dino Risi) - 3. Hitchhiking (Mario Monicelli) - 4. Kidnapping of a Beloved Person (Ettore Scola) …

To naboer — en forfulgt journalist og en opgivende husmor — knytter et stærkt bånd på dagen for Adolf Hitlers historiske besøg i Rom i 1938.

Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?