Facing Windows
Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns…
The Monster
A vicious serial sex killer is on the loose, and landscape gardener and shop-window outfitter Loris is the prime suspect, thanks to his unfortunate habit of getting caught in compromising…
The Innocent
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.
The Suspicious Death of a Minor
Police detective Paolo Germi and the mysterious Marisa meet each other at a dance hall. Germi is unsuspecting of the secret Marisa is carrying with her: adverse conditions forced her…
Baron Blood
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death…
Medea
Based on the plot of Euripides’ Medea. Medea centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened, and the revenge she takes against her…
Theorem
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure…
Listen, Let’s Make Love
When his father dies, young lad travels to Milan to attend the funeral and decides to follow in his father’s footsteps as a gigolo. He is successful at finding rich…
The Witches
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….
Marco the Magnificent
Young Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own son, with a new invention: gunpowder.
Duel of the Titans
Twin brothers were raised by wolves, revolt against tyranny in pre-Roman Italy and then come to a parting of the ways as they lead their people toward the founding of…
It Happened in Rome
Three girls are on a hitchhiking trip through northern Italy, the riviera, Venice, Pisa and Rome.
Senso
A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.
Story of a Love Affair
A wealthy, possessive husband’s investigation reignites his young wife’s past love, leading them to plot against him. As obstacles fall away, their passion faces a new test.
In the Name of the Law
A young, by-the-book judge is appointed to a Sicilian village controlled by corrupt leaders and the mafia.