Cesare Zavattini Movie Trailers
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tragic Hunt Trailer (1947)
04 November 1947
Immediately after the war, bandits attack a truck that is transporting newlyweds Michele and Giovanna and the accountant of an agricultural cooperative charged with bringing four million lire into office.
Amore che si paga Trailer (1953)
27 November 1953
Carlo Lizzani's short film for the anthology film Love in the City
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.
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.
San Giovanni decollato Trailer (1940)
12 December 1940
Mastr'Antonio Miciaccio caretaker and shoemaker is devoted to Saint John Beheaded and is trying to find out who has been stealing the oil that keeps the candle to the saint burning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We, the Women Trailer (1953)
27 October 1953
Five portraits of actresses in their "common" life, seen as women rather than movie stars.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cronaca nera Trailer (1947)
15 February 1947
A mob boss seeks refuge from the police at the home of an ordinary family.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We'll Go to the City Trailer (1966)
17 March 1966
"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 Edith Bruck, Risi's wife.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Sky Is Red Trailer (1950)
15 March 1950
Daniele, a 16 year old boy, runs away from boarding school after a catastrophic bombing, only to find his home destroyed and his parents dead.
Il mondo vuole così Trailer (1946)
01 January 1946
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 showered with care and attention by everyone, even his wife.
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.
Activitate psihică nedirijată Trailer (1998)
05 July 1998
A telephone repairman sits down at the table of a woman who is tactfully petting a puppy and begins to tell her some bizarre dreams.
The Gates of Heaven Trailer (1945)
16 February 1945
Episodic film with flashbacks about the lives of some sick and infirm people travelling on the same train, making a pilgrimage to the shine of Our Lady of Loreto.
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.
Cesare Zavattini Trailer (2003)
01 January 2003
Documentary about Italian film screenwriter Cesare Zavattini
I misteri di Roma Trailer (1963)
05 September 1963
A day in Rome viewed by sixteen different directors under the supervision of the great screenwriter Cesare Zavattini.
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.