Italian

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Collection of three films from directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. In 'The Night of the Shooting Stars' (1982) a woman tells her sleeping son a story from her childhood during the war. In the summer of 1944, German forces are retreating out of Italy and leaving devastation in their wake. Her town is threatened with destruction, but if wishes are made on the night of San Lorenzo when shooting stars are seen, they may come true. She survives the night and wishes to pass this knowledge to her child. 'Padre Padrone' (1977) follows Gavino (Saverio Marconi), a young boy whose tyrannical father wants him to become a shepherd. Determined to attend university, Gavino finally escapes his isolated existence and becomes a linguistics professor. Finally, 'Kaos' (1984) consists of four parts based on short stories by Luigi Pirandello which explore different aspects of life in 19th century Sicily. The stories are: 'The Other Son', 'Moon Sickness', 'The Jar' and 'Requiem'.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Paolo Sorrentino directs this Italian drama centred on the career of businessman and politician Silvio Berlusconi (Toni Servillo). In order to satisfy his insatiable appetite for power and influence, corrupt businessman Sergio Morra (Riccardo Scamarcio), who manages a group of escorts, moves to Rome to acquaint himself with Berlusconi. Using his business dealings as a means to bribe politicians, Sergio tries to make his way into Berlusconi's inner circle while the former prime minister confronts those trying to replace him at the top of the party and plots another bid to govern the country.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Italian erotic drama written and directed by Simon Scafidi. The film follows Pier (Andrea Riva), a very rich and powerful man, who is in the business of trading sex for success. Romy (Susanna Giaroli), his one-time girlfriend, brings ambitious young men and women to Pier who are willing to do anything to gain his support and realise their dreams. But will Pier's decadent lifestyle and numerous scandals finally catch up with him in the end?<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Hugely revered Neo-Realist film from Vittorio De Sica, that was for years banned in Italy and labelled as subversive and negative to the country. It is a portrait of an old man, living out his last days alone and abandoned by a post-war Italian society. Non-professional Carlo Battisti plays Umberto Domenico Ferrari, a retired civil servant with no friends, family or prospects to speak of, only his dog Flike for company. Umberto lives only on his meagre pension and in dire surroundings with a grasping landlady. He has fallen behind on his rent and after many indignities finally reaches a point where suicide seems like the only answer. However he puts those thoughts aside when he realises that Flike would be left to the streets if he was not there.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Michelangelo Antonioni directs and co-writes this award-winning Italian drama starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti and Lea Massari. When a couple, Sandro and Anna (Ferzetti and Massari), embark on a cruise with their friend Claudia (Vitti), all is well until Anna goes missing. As Sandro and Claudia try to look for her, they develop an attraction towards each other and quickly forget about their missing friend.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Restored</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Rossellini's account of the liberation of Italy during World War II, told in six chapters. In each chapter a different view of the liberation is given as it spreads across the country. Different characters are also followed in each segment including American chaplains, soldiers, monks and prostitutes.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Marcello Mastroianni and Jeanne Moreau star in this drama directed by Michaelangelo Antonioni which depicts one day and night in the lives of a novelist and his wife. As Giovanni Pontano (Mastroianni) celebrates the publication of his latest book, he and his wife Lidia (Moreau) visit a seriously ill friend in hospital. From there they progress to a book signing for Giovanni and later a party but Lidia remains aloof. When they leave the party at dawn, the two are finally forced to confront the state of their marriage and consider their future together. The cast also includes Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki and Rosy Mazzacurati.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray</i>