Cesare Zavattini Movie Trailers
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Cinéma et Réalité Trailer (1967)
01 January 1967
In this documentary, giants of italian cinema such as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini and Zavattini talk about the importance of cinema after WW2, and about huge moments of social rebellion.
The Last Fistful of Land Trailer (1966)
01 November 1966
'L'ultimo pugno di terra' (The Last Fistful of Land) is a 1966 documentary film directed by Fiorenzo Serra about the anguish and instability of the lower classes in a destitute Sardinia.
Latin Lovers Trailer (1961)
22 December 1961
An episodic film based on letters to agony columns, showing the effect of sex on the lives of women.
Pier Paolo Pasolini: A Film Maker's Life Trailer (1971)
01 June 1971
Documentary about Italian movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini, with interviews with some of his actors and friends.
Daddy's Little Devil Trailer (1943)
06 February 1943
Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists that the impetuous girl is sent to college.
A Walk in the Clouds Trailer (1995)
27 May 1995
World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first encounter -- to pose as her husband so she can face her family.
La passeggiata Trailer (1953)
27 January 1953
A meek and simple-minded boarding school teacher falls in love with a prostitute and gets the boot from school.
Bicycle Thieves Trailer (1948)
21 July 1948
Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycle—essential to his work—gets stolen.
Arturo's Island Trailer (1962)
27 August 1962
A lonely teenage boy, living isolated on an island, idolizes his distant father. Complications arise when his father brings home a young new wife, whom the boy falls for, and a recently released criminal, entangled in a web of complex relationships.
The Awakening Trailer (1956)
17 October 1956
Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening.
Blood Feud Trailer (1961)
11 March 1961
An industrial overpowered by debts decides to kill his creditor. Not having the courage to do it in person, he hired his former employee who needs money.
Atomic War Bride Trailer (1960)
23 July 1960
At a church in the country, eternally optimistic John marries Maria, his Atomic War Bride, as a war starts, planes buzz overhead and bombs start dropping.
The Lucky Five Trailer (1952)
15 October 1952
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 afterwards.
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth Trailer (1989)
13 December 1989
This documentary studies the life and artwork of photographer Paul Strand, using his own compelling photography as well as interviews with his friends, acquaintances and third wife.
Love and Chatter Trailer (1958)
31 January 1958
Maria and Paul love them, but they are very young and, moreover, Maria is the daughter of the municipal sweeper while Paul is the lawyer Bonelli, vice mayor and head of the opposition.
Two Women Trailer (1960)
22 December 1960
A young widow flees from Rome during WWII and takes her lonely twelve-year-old-daughter to her rural hometown but the horrors of war soon catch up with them.
Amore che si paga Trailer (1953)
27 November 1953
Carlo Lizzani's short film for the anthology film Love in the City
I'll Give a Million Trailer (1935)
02 January 1935
A comedy about a hobo and a millionaire who swap roles after the millionaire rescues the hobo from a suicide attempt.
Sunflower Trailer (1970)
14 March 1970
After World War II, a woman refuses to believe her husband, missing on the Russian front, is dead. Flashbacks reveal their brief courtship and marriage.
The Testimony Trailer (1946)
15 February 1946
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant may give him a reprieve but not peace of mind.
Boccaccio '70 Trailer (1962)
23 February 1962
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Caprice Italian Style Trailer (1968)
13 April 1968
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.
Shoeshine Trailer (1946)
27 April 1946
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Controsesso Trailer (1964)
30 November 1964
A vivid assortment consisted of three acts taken from the lives of modern 1960s Italians, always in orbit around the restless theme of sexual inhibition and the pursuit of pleasure in sex.
Woman Times Seven Trailer (1967)
29 September 1967
Seven mini-stories of adultery: a widow misbehaves at her husband's funeral, a wife turns to streetwalking for revenge, a prudish girl surprises, a neglected wife vies for her husband's attention, a fight over a dress, a death pact, and a detective revealed as a jealous husband's spy.
The Gold of Naples Trailer (1954)
03 December 1954
A tribute to Naples, this film presents six episodes: a clown exploited by a gangster, a pizza seller losing her husband’s ring, a child's funeral, a gambler beaten by a kid, a prostitute's unusual wedding, and a "wisdom seller" offering advice.
Mamma mia, che impressione! Trailer (1951)
07 April 1951
Shy, clumsy and petulant, Alberto tries in every way to impress Margherita. With the hope of winning the first prize, he participates in a race.
Umberto D. Trailer (1952)
20 January 1952
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street.
Il Pranzo di Natale a casa di Cesare Zavattini Trailer (1958)
17 December 1958
Mario Soldati accompanies us once again, after the journey in the Po valley, in search of genuine foods, this time to discover the culinary traditions of Christmas lunch.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Trailer (1963)
21 December 1963
Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
The Seven Cervi Brothers Trailer (1968)
16 February 1968
The story of the Cervi family. Rural farmers brought up to be idealogically opposed to fascism during the era of Mussolini's rule of Italy and World War 2.
The Witches Trailer (1967)
22 February 1967
Five short stories loosely dealing with the roles of women in society. A superstar actress travels to a mountain resort, only to evoke jealousy from women and lust from men.
Miracle in Milan Trailer (1951)
08 February 1951
Once upon a time a wise and kind old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Totò, enters an orphanage.
The Roof Trailer (1956)
29 September 1956
Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building.
Our Dreams Trailer (1943)
27 September 1943
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 accompany for one night the daughter of the firm's accountant, Titi.
The Children Are Watching Us Trailer (1943)
27 October 1943
In his first collaboration with renowned screenwriter and longtime partner Cesare Zavattini, Vittorio De Sica examines the cataclysmic consequences of adult folly on an innocent child.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Trailer (1954)
21 December 1954
A lord’s servant, Ali Baba, is sent to retrieve a slave for his master, but ends up on an adventure filled with gold, mischief, love, and forty famous thieves instead.
The Walls of Malapaga Trailer (1949)
19 September 1949
After murdering his mistress and being hunted by the authorities in France, Pierre stows away aboard a ship bound for Genoa.
Bellissima Trailer (1952)
04 January 1952
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.
Indiscretion of an American Wife Trailer (1953)
02 April 1953
While on vacation in Rome, married American Mary Forbes becomes entangled in an affair with an Italian man, Giovanni Doria.
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life Trailer (2026)
22 June 2026
A documentary feature film about Vittorio De Sica, one of the greatest masters of world cinema. Through a new access to his family, rare archives and testimonies of contemporary artists and filmmakers from the entire world, the ilm retraces his life, his work and legacy.
Love in the City Trailer (1953)
27 November 1953
Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.
Cronaca nera Trailer (1947)
15 February 1947
A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.
After the Fox Trailer (1966)
08 September 1966
A criminal mastermind sets up a phony film production as part of a plan to smuggle stolen gold.
A Place for Lovers Trailer (1968)
19 December 1968
Globe-trotting clothes-horse Julia, who's harboring a secret, embarks on a 10-day fling with Valerio in Italy.
Hollywood sul Tevere Trailer (2009)
07 September 2009
Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives.
A Brief Vacation Trailer (1973)
21 July 1973
Forced to support herself, her children, her physically incapacitated husband and her obtrusive brother and mother, a downtrodden working woman contracts tuberculosis.
Twelve Hours to Live Trailer (1950)
19 October 1950
After dying in a car accident, wealthy shoe industrialist Carlo Bacchi finds himself in the afterlife, where he is condemned to hell for having committed evil while alive.
Una famiglia impossibile Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
A wealthy young woman falls in love with a radio singer without ever having seen him. She forces her strange family (forgetful father, mother with ideas of grandeur, three sisters with a passion for singing and another who takes care of abandoned children) to go to the EIAR headquarters to be able to meet him.
Rome 11:00 Trailer (1952)
27 February 1952
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.
Angels of Darkness Trailer (1954)
27 January 1954
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 livelihood.
The Children of Sanchez Trailer (1978)
16 June 1978
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s.
Il passatore Trailer (1947)
22 October 1947
The story of the most infamous bandit in Romagna, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor.
Sunday in August Trailer (1950)
07 March 1950
The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.
We, the Women Trailer (1953)
27 October 1953
Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.
The Last Judgment Trailer (1961)
26 October 1961
In Naples, a voice from the skies announces one morning that the final judgment will be at 6 p.m. on that day.
A Young World Trailer (1966)
25 March 1966
A freelance photographer falls in love with a French medical student and becomes pregnant. Faced with the situation, he pressures her to have an abortion, even sleeping with an older woman for money.