Vitaliano Brancati Trailers

Enrico IV Trailer (1943)

26 November 1943

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.

Easy Years Trailer (1953)

12 November 1953

A Sicilian professor who moves to Rome gets lost in the maze of Roman ministries and gives in to corruption.

Don Juan in Sicily Trailer (1967)

21 April 1967

Giovanni Percolla lives in Catania surrounded by the attentive cares of his three sisters. He permanently acts like a Don Giovanni to hide his real poor "knowledge" of women.

Of Life and Love Trailer (1954)

03 February 1954

A film made up of four episodes: a jar repairer gets trapped in a vat because of his hunch; a young unmarried mother is forced to beg to buy herself a fan; Rosario Chiarchiaro appears before a law court for casting spells; the discomfort of an overtight jacket gives a wedding witness the strength to persuade the bridegroom's reluctant parents to bless his union.

Fatalità Trailer (1947)

02 May 1947

The wife of a shipping supervisor is smitten by a tall handsome sailor who works for him.

The Governess Trailer (1974)

01 February 1974

Catania, Italy. The Platania family hires a new French governess, the beautiful Caterina. The life of the whole family will be soon turned upside down.

Times Gone By Trailer (1952)

28 September 1952

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.

Jealousy Trailer (1942)

25 December 1942

A film based on the book Il marchese di Roccaverdina by Luigi Capuana about a marquis who is in love with his servant Agrippina but is unable to marry her because of her status.

Volcano Trailer (1950)

02 February 1950

An exiled Italian prostitute shields her sister from a deep-sea diver on an island volcano.

Journey to Italy Trailer (1954)

08 September 1954

Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there.

Don Cesare of Bazan Trailer (1942)

04 October 1942

In Barcelona, in 1650, Count Don Cesare di Bazan tries to foil, with the help of an actress, a plot hatched against the king by the French ambassador.

Cops and Robbers Trailer (1951)

29 November 1951

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him.

Il bell'Antonio Trailer (1960)

04 March 1960

Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Barbara Puglisi and his virility is called into question.

The Sensual Man Trailer (1973)

24 October 1973

The Catanese baron Paolo Castorini leaves the closed Sicilian environment and moves to Rome where he enters into erotic relationships with women of all classes.

Where Is Freedom? Trailer (1954)

05 March 1954

A barber, murderer because of jealousy, spends twenty years in jail. He cannot, however adjust himself to a changed world and to the hypocrisy of his own relatives and decides to return behind bars.

Magic Village Trailer (1955)

22 March 1955

Robert and his fiancée Lucienne were due to go on vacation together to a tented village in Sicily. Robert is forced to postpone his trip and only joins Lucienne a few days later, taking advantage of the departure of a following group.

Orient Express Trailer (1954)

08 October 1954

On December 24th the Orient Express gets snowbound near a little mountain village and its passengers are forced to spend some time there, mingling with the local people, upsetting their usually monotonous daily lives.

Difficult Years Trailer (1948)

28 December 1948

Aldo Piscitello, a minor government clerk, is forced in 1934 to join the Fascist party. When the war comes, he finds himself able only to talk ineffectually in secret against Mussolini, even as his own son Giovanni is sent into battle.

The Art of Getting Along Trailer (1954)

29 December 1954

In this comedy Alberto Sordi plays Rosario Scimoni, known as Sasà, an opportunistic and unscrupulous guy, nephew of the mayor of Catania, and he's always ready to take sides with anyone who can help him.

Man, Beast and Virtue Trailer (1953)

09 May 1953

Paolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his friends do not know why.

Sleeping Beauty Trailer (1942)

10 January 1942

The servant girl Carmela arrives from her village to work in the house of the notary Don Domenico, a hypocritical and ambiguous man, who seduces her.