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Razzullo is a scrivener hired by the Emperor Augusto to take a census of all the Empire citizens, who is keeping on looking for stratagems which allow him to satisfy his hunger. On his way he runs into Sarchiapone, his looney countryman, barber and violin scraper, on the run because he has cheated a gangster. They handle together many vicissitudes in order to earn some money to buy something to eat. In the meanwhile, Mary and Joseph are travelling looking for a place in which waiting for Baby Jesus' birth, pursued by Plutone, Lord of underworld, and the four little devils in his service.
di Pupi Avati (Ita, 1976, 110')* mer 9 h 14,30
A mad artist commits suicide in village in the Ferrara hinterland after having painted a grotesque fresco depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian witnessed by two leering figures. Years later, hoping to develop tourism in the locality, the villagers reckon that this fresco by Buono Legnani could be a good attraction, so they entrust the local would-be painter Stefano with the restoration of the mural.
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di Nicolangelo Gelormini (Ita, 2008, 7') Sab 13 h 19.40
There are two brothers, Michele and Lorenzo, the first one is a dog lover and is a Labrador dogs’ trainer, the second one loves jazz and is a musician. They also have a very different character, Michele is a curmudgeon and a ruder man, while Lorenzo is more communicative and positive. They live alone in their parents’ home in Rome, because their father, a businessman, has gone abroad. Suddenly they learn their degenerate father is in Morocco and he sold the house where they live. Angry, surprised and disappointed they decide to go on the road and go to Morocco looking for their lost father.
The "Cella Zero" is an empty room in Naples prison, where, according to those who have gone through the experience, inmates are brought to be beaten by prison officers. In some cases even fatally. For the first time, former detainees have publicly recounted their personal experience of violence in the prison. Federico Perna died in Naples prison on 8 November 2013. The official autopsy cited ischemia as the cause of death. But his mother Nobila does not accept this. The body of the thirty-four year bore visible signs of beatings.
Una sfida intergenerazionale sui temi dell’ambiente ospitata nella incantevole atmosfera dell'isola di Procida.
A dance hall singer of about 40 years old, Wilma, just exhibits in little clubs now. In one of them, La Palma d’Oro, she meets Cicala, a woman of ill-repute but who’s really kind. When Wilma is contested by the public and Cicala defends her, the owner, Ermete, fires both of them. Wilma sees the girl as a daughter, and to survive she prostitutes herself. That’s why they meet Ulisse, who proposes them to manage with him a hotel-restaurant including a petrol station.
Seconda guerra mondiale. Cesira, romana, ha una figlia adolescente, Rosetta. Preoccupata per i bombardamenti decide di partire per Sant’Eufemia. Lascia quindi la gestione del proprio negozio a Giovanni, vecchio amico del marito di Cesira. Prima di partire i due fanno l’amore. Arrivate a destinazione conoscono Michele un giovane di sinistra che è attratto da Cesira e che è visto da Rosetta quasi come un secondo padre. Michele però viene arrestato dai soldati tedeschi che lo vogliono usare come guida. Giungono in Italia le truppe alleate e i tedeschi sono sconfitti.
