Rím, Otvorené Mesto

Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eighteen months in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German force…

Príbeh mladého chlapca Edmunda sa odohráva v zničenom Nemecku bezprostredne po druhej svetovej vojne, v období, keď musí krajina a jej obyvatelia začať od nuly. Edmund s rodinou zápasia o každodenný kúsok jedla – až kým Edmund nestretne svo…

Dvaja chlapci čistiaci topánky v povojnovom Ríme v Taliansku si šetria na koňa, no ich účasť ako naivencov na vlámaní ich dostane do väzenia pre mladistvých; Táto skúsenosť má na ich priateľstve zničujúci dopad.

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

The Gestapo forces con man Victorio Bardone to impersonate a dead partisan general in order to extract information from his fellow inmates.

Karen z Litvy sa vydá za Taliana Antonia, aby unikla z internačného tábora a odsťahuje sa s ním na jeho rodný ostrov Stromboli. Dedina na úpätí aktívnej sopky je takmer vyľudnená a tí obyvatelia, ktorí v nej ostali, sa na cudzinku, ktorá ne…

In downtown Manhattan, twentysomething Allie, whose father is not around and whose mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for meaning in his life and meets some idiosyncratic characters a…

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

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.

Celal, lives an unhappy family life with his wife Sevilay and his child in a small town. Celal and his brother Cemal, running an electrician shop which doesn't go well. They are in debt. The only fun they have is going to the night clubs in…

Budapest in the thirties. The restaurant owner Laszlo hires the pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at …

It’s Friday night in Asunción and the temperature is 40ºC. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow-boy, dreams of becoming famous and covets a cell phone in Mercado 4. He is offered the chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in excha…

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-…

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband ret…

Train operator Andrea Marcocci has to witness the suicide of a desperate man who jumps in front of his train. Under the influence of this shock he starts making mistakes. A check up by a doctor reveals that he's at the brink of becoming an …

A disgraced soccer star seeks redemption but is exploited by a variety of causes hoping to capitalize on his celebrity.

A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.

The story of 5 girls among 200 who answer a wanted ad for a modest secretarial position, which leads to overcrowding in the building and a tragic accident.

Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by inclement weather on the Isle of Mull and unable to continue to her destination, Joan finds hersel…