Stella Rumble
Spotlight: Movies about Movies
This Is Not a Film
(این فیلم نیست)
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
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- Iran • 2011
- Director Jafar Panahi
- Cast Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan, Sima
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Kanopy
The Beaches of Agnès
(Les Plages d'Agnès)
Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda turns the camera on herself.
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- France • 2008
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier, Vincent Fournier, Rosalie Varda, Mathieu Demy
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Criterion Channel, DocAlliance Films, Kanopy
Elena
Elena — who spent her childhood in Brazil fearing an authoritarian regime — moves to New York and pursues a lifelong dream shared with her mother: to be a movie actress.
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- Brazil, United States • 2013
- Director Petra Costa
- Cast Li An, Elena Andrade, Petra Costa
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Netflix, GuideDoc, OVID, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy
Claire's Camera
(클레어의 카메라)
Sometimes you need to see the photo to see the truth.
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- Korea, France • 2018
- Director Hong Sang-soo
- Cast Isabelle Huppert, Kim Min-hee, Chang Mi-hee, Jung Jin-young, Shahira Fahmy, Yoon Heesun
- Genre Drama
- Available on Metrograph, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy
Chennai 2 Singapore
(சென்னை 2 சிங்கப்பூர்)
How much does it take to make a movie?
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- India, Singapore • 2017
- Director Abbas Akbar
- Cast Anju Kurian, Gokul Anand, Rajesh Balachandiran, Shiv Keshav, Emcee Jesz
- Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video
8½
A film director suffers creative block as he prepares his next movie and navigates the relationships of his life.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
Broken Embraces
(Los abrazos rotos)
Facing the past to survive the present.
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- Spain • 2009
- Director Pedro Almodóvar
- Cast Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas
- Genre Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Amateurs
(Amatörer)
Will these two highschoolers beat the commerical filmmaker?
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- Sweden • 2018
- Director Gabriela Pichler
- Cast Zahraa Aldoujaili, Yara Aliadotter, Fredrik Dahl, Janine Splettstößer, Shada Ismaeel
- Genre Comedy
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video
Clouds of Sils Maria
A veteran actress faces some uncomfortable truths when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career.
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- France, Germany, Switzerland • 2014
- Director Olivier Assayas
- Cast Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Lars Eidinger, Johnny Flynn, Brady Corbet
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
Fade to Black
Sex. Corruption. Murder. Get the picture?
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- United Kingdom, Italy, Serbia • 2006
- Director Oliver Parker
- Cast Danny Huston, Diego Luna, Paz Vega, Christopher Walken, Anna Galiena, Violante Placido
- Genre Drama, Thriller, Mystery
- Available on Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Bellissima
How far will one mother go?
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- Italy • 1951
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella, Gastone Renzelli, Tecla Scarano
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
The Dirties
We're only here for the bad guys.
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- Canada • 2013
- Director Matt Johnson
- Cast Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Krista Madison, Shailene Garnett, Jay McCarrol, Brandon Wickens
- Genre Drama, Crime, Comedy
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Freevee, Plex Channel
Stella's Recommended
Bellissima
How far will one mother go?
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- Italy • 1951
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Anna Magnani, Walter Chiari, Tina Apicella, Gastone Renzelli, Tecla Scarano
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
In the Mood for Love
(花樣年華)
Longing and loneliness collide in this understated romance.
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- Hong Kong, China • 2000
- Director Wong Kar-wai
- Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan, Kelly Lai Chen, Siu Ping-Lam, Mama Hung
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Ivan's Childhood
(Иваново детство)
Based on a short story by Vladimir Bogomolov, the film tells the story of an orphan whose family is killed by the invading German forces during World War I,
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- Soviet Union • 1962
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Nikolay Burlyaev, Valentin Zubkov, Nikolay Grinko, Yevgeni Zharikov, Valentina Malyavina, Irma Raush
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Plex, Plex Channel
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
A lonely widowed housewife cares for her apartment and teenage son, and uses sex work to make ends meet.
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- Belgium, France • 1975
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, TCM, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
Blow Up My Town
(Saute ma ville)
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- Belgium • 1968
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Cast Chantal Akerman
- Genre Drama, Comedy
- Available on Criterion Channel
Late Spring
(晩春)
Widower Shukichi feels obligated to marry off his only daughter.
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- Japan • 1949
- Director Yasujirō Ozu
- Cast Chishū Ryū, Setsuko Hara, Yumeji Tsukioka, Haruko Sugimura, Hohi Aoki, Jun Usami
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
8½
A film director suffers creative block as he prepares his next movie and navigates the relationships of his life.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
We Want Roses Too
(Vogliamo anche le rose)
A powerful look at the Italian feminist movement in the '60s and '70s.
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- Italy, Switzerland, Finland • 2008
- Director Alina Marazzi
- Cast Anita Caprioli, Teresa Saponangelo
- Genre
- Available on DocAlliance Films
The Wonders
(Le meraviglie)
Gelsomina’s family works according to some special rules.
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- Italy, Switzerland, Germany • 2014
- Director Alice Rohrwacher
- Cast Maria Alexandra Lungu, Alba Rohrwacher, Sam Louwyck, Sabine Timoteo, Agnese Graziani, Monica Bellucci
- Genre Drama
- Available on OVID, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
They Call Me Jeeg
(Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot)
A superhero like no other
- Italy • 2015
- Director Gabriele Mainetti
- Cast Claudio Santamaria, Ilenia Pastorelli, Luca Marinelli, Stefano Ambrogi, Maurizio Tesei, Francesco Formichetti
- Genre Action, Drama, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, Freevee, Kanopy, Hoopla
Vagabond
(Sans toit ni loi)
A young woman's desire for freedom leads to her demise.
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- France • 1985
- Director Agnès Varda
- Cast Sandrine Bonnaire, Macha Méril, Stéphane Freiss, Setti Ramdane, Yahiaoui Assouna, Yolande Moreau
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
Parasite
(기생충)
A poor family lies and schemes their way into the employ of a wealthy household — successfully, but with great consequences.
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- Korea • 2019
- Director Bong Joon-ho
- Cast Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam, Chang Hyae-jin
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Available on Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Shoplifters
(万引き家族)
Sometimes it's better to choose your own family.
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- Japan • 2018
- Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin Kiki
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, DistroTV, Hoopla
Musical Movies
Cold War
(Zimna wojna)
Two performers find and lose love in Cold War Poland — only to find it again years later.
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- Poland, United Kingdom, France • 2018
- Director Paweł Pawlikowski
- Cast Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Freevee
Once
Two aspiring musicians collaborate, finding love along the way.
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- Ireland • 2007
- Director John Carney
- Cast Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick, Alaistair Foley, Geoff Minogue
- Genre Drama, Music, Romance
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Shine
A true story of the mystery of music and the miracle of love
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- Australia • 1996
- Director Scott Hicks
- Cast Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
We Are the Best!
(Vi är bäst!)
Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band.
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- Sweden, Denmark • 2013
- Director Lukas Moodysson
- Cast Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, David Dencik, Johan Liljemark, Mattias Wiberg
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Freevee, DistroTV, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
The Pianist
Music was his passion. Survival was his masterpiece.
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- France, Poland, Germany • 2002
- Director Roman Polanski
- Cast Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
24 Hour Party People
In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.
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- United Kingdom • 2002
- Director Michael Winterbottom
- Cast Steve Coogan, Paddy Considine, Sean Harris, Lennie James, Shirley Henderson, Andy Serkis
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Apple TV Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Kanopy
Güeros
Being young and not being a revolutionary is a contradiction.
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- Mexico • 2015
- Director Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Cast Tenoch Huerta, Leonardo Ortizgris, Sebastián Aguirre, Ilse Salas, Sophie Alexander-Katz
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Netflix, Netflix basic with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
El Mariachi
He didn't come looking for trouble, but trouble came looking for him.
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- Mexico, United States • 1992
- Director Robert Rodriguez
- Cast Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt, Reinol Martinez, Ramiro Gomez
- Genre Action, Crime, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Leto
(Лето)
A story of underground rock in 1980s Leningrad.
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- Russia, France • 2018
- Director Kirill Serebrennikov
- Cast Yoo Teo, Roman Bilyk, Irina Starshenbaum, Philip Avdeev, Alexandr Gorchilin, Yuliya Aug
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Hymn of Death
(사의찬미)
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- Korea • 2018
- Creator
- Cast Lee Jong-suk, Shin Hye-sun, Lee Ji-hoon, Jung Moon-sung, Oh Eui-sik, Lee Joon Yi
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
All About Lily Chou-Chou
(リリイ・シュシュのすべて)
Two troubled teens seek refuge from the perils of everyday life in the dreamy music of fictional pop singer Lily Chou-Chou.
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- Japan • 2001
- Director Shunji Iwai
- Cast Hayato Ichihara, Shugo Oshinari, Yu Aoi, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa, Miwako Ichikawa
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Office
(華麗上班族)
A takedown of capitalist corruption and greed that's savvily packaged as a song-and-dance extravaganza.
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- China, Hong Kong • 2015
- Director Johnnie To
- Cast Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang, Eason Chan, Tang Wei, Wang Ziyi, Lang Yueting
- Genre Music, Drama
- Available on Fandor, OVID, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Tubi TV, AsianCrush, Cineverse
Bohemian Rhapsody
Fearless lives forever
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2018
- Director Bryan Singer
- Cast Rami Malek, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Hulu, fuboTV, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Wild Rose
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
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- United Kingdom • 2019
- Director Tom Harper
- Cast Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Jamie Sives, James Harkness, Craig Parkinson
- Genre Comedy, Drama, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV
Eden
When You Start A Revolution, The Hardest Beat To Find Is Your Own
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- France • 2014
- Director Mia Hansen-Løve
- Cast Félix de Givry, Brady Corbet, Greta Gerwig, Arsinée Khanjian, Pauline Étienne, Vincent Macaigne
- Genre Drama, Music
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Plex Channel
Florence Foster Jenkins
People may say I couldn't sing, but no one can say I didn't sing.
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- United Kingdom, France • 2016
- Director Stephen Frears
- Cast Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, Stanley Townsend
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV, Hoopla
The Crying Game
Play it at your own risk
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- United Kingdom, Japan, United States • 1992
- Director Neil Jordan
- Cast Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent
- Genre Romance, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
Venice Film Festival
Terraferma
Is the law always right?
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- Italy, France • 2011
- Director Emanuele Crialese
- Cast Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Beppe Fiorello, Mimmo Cuticchio, Tiziana Lodato, Claudio Santamaria
- Genre Drama
- Available on Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, Kanopy
Sacro GRA
A tale from Rome's Grande Raccordo Anulare.
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- Italy, France • 2013
- Director Gianfranco Rosi
- Cast Roberto Giuliani, Franceso De Santis, Paolo Regis, Amelia Regis
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
Romeo and Juliet
A classic tale of the two star-crossed lovers.
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- Italy, United Kingdom • 1954
- Director Renato Castellani
- Cast Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson, Norman Wooland, Mervyn Johns, John Gielgud
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Amazon Video, Tubi TV
General Della Rovere
(Il generale Della Rovere)
He's only pretending to be a hero... right?
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- Italy, France • 1959
- Director Roberto Rossellini
- Cast Vittorio De Sica, Hannes Messemer, Vittorio Caprioli, Nando Angelini, Herbert Fischer
- Genre War, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Kanopy
Family Diary
(Cronaca familiare)
Two brothers from practically different worlds.
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- Italy • 1962
- Director Valerio Zurlini
- Cast Marcello Mastroianni, Jacques Perrin, Salvo Randone, Valeria Ciangottini, Sylvie, Marco Guglielmi
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Hands over the City
(Le mani sulla città)
Corruption. Passion. Outrage.
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- Italy, France • 1963
- Director Francesco Rosi
- Cast Rod Steiger, Salvo Randone, Guido Alberti, Marcello Cannavale, Dante Di Pinto, Alberto Conocchia
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel
La Strada
(La strada)
Gelsoma, a circus performer, endures her husbands coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together.
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- Italy • 1954
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Lidia Venturini
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Kanopy
Le Amiche
(Le amiche)
The powerful impact of class realities.
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- Italy • 1955
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi, Valentina Cortese, Yvonne Furneaux, Madeleine Fischer
- Genre Romance, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
The Battle of Algiers
(La battaglia di Algeri)
The revolt that stirred the world!
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- Algeria, Italy • 1966
- Director Gillo Pontecorvo
- Cast Brahim Hadjadj, Jean Martin, Yacef Saadi, Ugo Paletti, Fusia El Kader, Samia Kerbash
- Genre Drama, History, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
The Legend of the Holy Drinker
(La leggenda del santo bevitore)
A recently homeless man is loaned 200 francs. While attempting to repay the money, he encounters an assortment of people along the way.
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- Italy, France • 1988
- Director Ermanno Olmi
- Cast Rutger Hauer, Anthony Quayle, Sandrine Dumas, Dominique Pinon, Sophie Segalen, Cécile Paoli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube
Red Desert
(Il deserto rosso)
Her tenuous grip on reality is starting to slip... can a new man save her or will it only get worse?
- Italy, France • 1964
- Director Michelangelo Antonioni
- Cast Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi, Rita Renoir, Lili Rheims
- Genre Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Sweet Dreams
(Sogni d'oro)
He's a director of fantasy, but what happens when he begins living in his own dream world?
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- Italy • 1981
- Director Nanni Moretti
- Cast Nanni Moretti, Nicola Di Pinto, Laura Morante, Alessandro Haber, Remo Remotti, Piera Degli Esposti
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
The Gospel According to Matthew
(Il vangelo secondo Matteo)
A retelling of the story of Christ.
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- Italy, France • 1965
- Director Pier Paolo Pasolini
- Cast Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante, Mario Socrate, Settimio Di Porto
- Genre History, Drama
- Available on Fandor Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Tubi TV, Freevee, Cineverse, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel
Rocco and His Brothers
(Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
DARING in its realism. STUNNING in its impact. BREATHTAKING in its scope.
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- Italy, France • 1960
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Alain Delon, Renato Salvatori, Annie Girardot, Katina Paxinou, Alessandra Panaro, Spiros Focás
- Genre Crime, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy
I Vitelloni
(I vitelloni)
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village.
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- Italy, France • 1953
- Director Federico Fellini
- Cast Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Leopoldo Trieste, Riccardo Fellini, Leonora Ruffo
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Plex, Plex Channel
Le Notti Bianche
(Le notti bianche)
A lonely city transplant and a sheltered girl begin a tentative romance.
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- Italy, France • 1957
- Director Luchino Visconti
- Cast Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, Elena Fancera
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Criterion Channel