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/>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/>Lino Capolicchio stars in this Italian giallo horror co-written and directed by Pupi Avati. Stefano (Capolicchio) travels to a remote town where he has been employed to restore a fresco depicting the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. When he hears rumours that the artist who painted the fresco took inspiration from real life and tortured and killed people in the name of his art, he begins investigating. However, as he attempts to discover the truth, people begin to die, because there are those who do not want the town's dark secrets to come to light... The cast also includes Francesca Marciano, Gianni Cavina and Giulio Pizzirani.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Italian drama directed by Vittorio De Sica which explores the struggles of two boys living in post-war Rome. Best friends Giuseppe (Rinaldo Smordoni) and Pasquale (Franco Interlenghi) are trying to buy a horse together and they earn money by shining shoes. They dream of a better life but when they are implicated in a robbery, the punishment they receive is severe and as their friendship is tested, tragedy awaits.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Restored)</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Benito Mussolini's early career from his founding of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 up to the assassination of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti in 1924 and his speech in Parliament on 3 January 1925.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Box Set</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>The complete second series of the Italian crime drama following Salvo Montalbano (Luca Zingaretti) as he attempts to maintain law and order in the town of Vigata in Sicily. The episodes are: 'Turning Point', 'Equal Time', 'The Spider's Patience', 'Find the Lady', 'August Flame', 'The Wings of the Sphinx', 'Track of Sand', 'Paper Moon', 'The Age of Doubt', 'The Gull's Dance', 'The Potter's Field' and 'Treasure Hunt'.<br/><br/><i>Typ: DVD / Box Set</i>

<b>OBS! Import.</b> Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.<br/><br/>Collection of works starring Sophia Loren in four of her most iconic roles. In 'Two Women' (1960) Loren plays widowed shopkeeper Cesira during WWII. After the Allied bombing of Rome she leaves behind her grocery store and goes back to her hometown in the mountains with her young teenage daughter Rosetta (Eleonora Brown) where she believes they will both be safe. Once there Cesira forms a bond with an intellectual named Michele (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who becomes a father figure to Rosetta. However, once Michele is captured by German soldiers Cesira attempts to return to Rome as she does all she can to safeguard the innocence of her daughter from the horrors of war. In the romantic comedy 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' (1963) Loren plays Adelina of Naples, Anna of Milan and Mara of Rome. To support her unemployed husband Adelina sells black market cigarettes. However, unable to pay a fine and faced with a prison sentence she fears the worst until a neighbour reminds her that Italian law states a pregnant woman cannot be imprisoned. Adelina then becomes pregnant and intends to remain pregnant but after bearing seven children in eight years she is finally made to face the consequences of her earlier actions. Anna is the self-indulgent wife of a wealthy businessman. She and her lover Renzo (Marcello Mastroianni) take her husband's Rolls Royce for a drive but when they become involved in an accident both must reconsider their suitability for one another. Mara is a prostitute who attracts the attention of Umberto (Giovanni Ridolfi), a naïve young man studying for the priesthood, who is unaware of her profession. When his grandmother finds out about his infatuation she warns against him getting involved. In 'Marriage Italian Style' (1964) Filumena (Loren) lives a comfortable life as the mistress of successful businessman Domenico (Mastroianni), whom she first met aged 17 when she was working in a brothel. However, when Domenico becomes engaged to another woman Filumena feigns illness. Filumena then, pretending to be on her deathbed, asks Domenico to marry her and he agrees only because he believes she has days left to live. Once Filumena reveals her deception she also opens up about having three sons and uses them as a ruse to keep Domenico interested in her. Finally, 'A Special Day' (1977) is set in 1938 on the day when Hitler visited Rome to meet with Mussolini. Housewife Antonietta (Loren) stays at home while her husband and children go to see the fascist leaders paraded through the streets of Rome. When their pet myna bird escapes into a neighbouring apartment Antonietta goes to retrieve it and strikes up a conversation with Gabriele (Mastroianni). Despite their marked differences of opinion the pair spend the day together and the encounter becomes one neither will forget.<br/><br/><i>Typ: Blu-ray / Box Set</i>