1. 2009 Barbarossa | ![]() | German Emperor Barbarossa will stop at nothing to conquer and build his
empire. But a young man from Milan, along with his army of 900 men known
as the Company of Death, is prepared to challenge the Emperor. Director: Renzo Martinelli Stars: Rutger Hauer, Raz Degan |
2. 2009 Un'estate ai Caraibi | ![]() | Several groups of Italians experience amusing adventures and tests of character on the Caribbean island of Antigua. Director: Carlo Vanzina Stars: Enrico Brignano, Carlo Buccirosso |
3. 2009 The Double Hour (La doppia ora) | ![]() | A chambermaid and an ex-cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance
develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a dark
turn. Director: Giuseppe Capotondi Stars: Kseniya Rappoport, Filippo Timi |
4. 2009 Generation 1000 Euros | ![]() | In Milan, Matteo is an underemployed physicist, giving the occasional
lecture at a university while working at a PR firm where he knows he'll
be fired. Director: Massimo Venier Stars: Alessandro Tiberi, Valentina Lodovini |
5. 2009 Giulia Doesn't Date at Night | ![]() | A young writer strikes up a relationship with his daughter's swimming instructor. Director: Giuseppe Piccioni Stars: Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino |
6. 2009 I Am Love | ![]() | A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film
follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion
and unconditional love. Director: Luca Guadagnino Stars: Tilda Swinton, Flavio Parenti |
7. 2009 Imago Mortis | ![]() | A series of strange murders take place in an European school of cinema
and nobody, except the professors, seems to understand what's happening. Director: Stefano Bessoni Stars: Alberto Amarilla, Oona Chaplin |
8. 2009 The Man Who Will Come | ![]() | Winter 1943. Martina is small child, who stopped talking since the death
of her infant brother some years before. She lives in a rural area of
central Italy. Director: Giorgio Diritti Stars: Maya Sansa, Alba Rohrwacher |
9. 2009 La matassa | ![]() | La matassa (The skein) is a 2009 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giambattista Avellino and by Ficarra e Picone. Director: Giambattista Avellino Stars: Ficarra, Picone |
10. 2009 Purple Sea | ![]() | Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from
being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Director: Donatella Maiorca Stars: Valeria Solarino, Isabella Ragonese |
11. 2009 The Sicilian Girl | ![]() | Beginning in 1985 in Balata, Sicily, the eleven-year-old Rita Mancuso
witnessed the assassination of her beloved father Don Michele by a rival
Mafia family. Director: Marco Amenta Stars: Veronica D'Agostino, Miriana Faja |
12. 2009 Videocracy | ![]() | A look at segments of the Italian population who are consumed with celebrity worship. Director: Erik Gandini Stars: Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore |
13. 2009 Vincere | ![]() | The story of Mussolini's secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino. Director: Marco Bellocchio Stars: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi |