Antonio Avati Movies

In 1943, during the war, Francesca, widowed, moves with her three daughters to her country house, to get away from the bombing of Bologna. In the...

A troubled young man falls for an American military auxiliary in postwar Italy. A year later, he relocates to the American Midwest to write his first...

On Christmas night, four estranged friends reunite to rip off a wealthy businessman in a game of poker, but old grudges get in the way.

Italy, 1914. Two teachers take their pupils for a school outing from Bologna to Florence.

Biopic of troubled jazz musician/composer Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931), who played with the Paul Whiteman band, among others.

The annual film festival in Venice is, of course, an ideal place to make a film (how come no-one has thought of it before). Everything is there in...

The documentary recounts an important part of the history of this country, retracing a long journey that began on October 6, 1924, and continues to...

Lino and Chicca are an aging, childless middle-class couple whose life is disrupted after he's diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

The United States of America, after the great success of Vietnam, Watergate and so on, have decided to expand their activities in Italy. Mr. Chips...

Enchantment explores the magic of cinema through the lens of Pupi Avati, a master of Italian cinema, and the history of Milan's Odeon, a now-closed...

During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by...

Walter Ferrari is an Italian soccer coach fired on the eve of the playoffs by club President Di Carlo.

Countess Elena marries the charming Guido Rambaldi, only for him to be seduced by dancer Nara during their Venice honeymoon.

1770. Young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is hosted in a villa near Bologna, where he has to graduate. There he gets in touch with “normal”...

A modest theatrical company, soon to debut, organizes a superstitious spiritual session. During the evening the spirit of little Thomas is evoked.

Friendship and competition among a group of bank clerks in 1980s Italy.

The endearing efforts of a divorced, simple baker to capture the attentions of a bourgeois society woman.

Through the anecdotes and stories of actors, directors, critics and experts, this documentary traces the career of Lamberto Bava, from his first...