Aida 1981 ( 7)

Verdi's most famous opera is performed at the Arena of Verona in Italy. Egypt and Ethiopia are at war. Radames is appointed commander of the Egyptian forces by the King, whose daughter, Amneris, loves Radames. It is in fact Amneris' Ethiopian slave Aida whom Radames loves. Ramades wins the war against the Ethiopians, capturing Aida's father Amonasro in the process. On his return to Egypt he faces a choice between marrying Amneris or betraying his country through his love for Aida. This production is conducted by Anton Guadagno and features performances by Maria Chiara, Fiorenza Cossotto and Nicola Martinucci.

William Tell 1987

“Let us assume that Switzerland is truly a paradise. The music hereto was written long ago. We have merely forgotten it.” (Daniel Schmid) This is the material from which the most Swiss of all operas is made: the legendary Wilhelm Tell – a Swiss hero: straightforward, a primus inter pares of the indomitable freedom fighters, a good shot, surefire. A myth that becomes a poetic playground: nature in turmoil, the struggle for freedom and forbidden love. A legendary overture at a gallop with an iconic post horn motif – all this and much more in the thirty-seventh and last opera by Rossini.

The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 ( 8.028)

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

Greystone Park 2012 ( 3.8)

In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin therapy, and lobotomies were commonplace. Once inside, the filmmakers quickly discovered that they were not alone.

The Bony Lady 2018

The Bony Lady (La Flaca) is a film about Arely Vazquez, a transgender woman and leader of the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) Cult in Queens, New York. During her yearly celebration to the Bony Lady (‘La Flaca’ as she likes to call her), Arely faces a lot of challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago.

Esu and the Universe 2022

Esu is a popular African deity for thousands of years and we may never know its exact origin. But it is possible to understand how Esu went from God in Africa to Devil in Brazil. This tragic story, which goes through colonization and slavery, is not over yet. “EXU and the Universe” follows the complex path of a culture transformed into resistance over several centuries.

Operation Holidays 2012 ( 4.7)

Bebo Conforti, a well-known piano bar singer, is forced to flee in the middle of the performance, to avoid a handful of criminals who want to capture him, on the orders of the "ferocious" local boss, Fefè Lucanica. Monica, Fefè's young and only daughter, has just told him that she is expecting a child with him. Luckily for our chansonnier, Fefè's henchmen are anything but smart, the Boss despairs by denigrating them, but he is too fond of them to get rid of them. From this manhunt, an unusual "On de road" escape is unleashed, full of misunderstandings, false leads and double truths.

Una notte da paura 2012 ( 4)

The Forgiveness of Blood 2011 ( 6.616)

A seventeen-year-old boy and his younger sister’s dreams and aspirations are put on hold when their father is accused of murder.

Don Carlo 1992

This opera was filmed live at La Scala in 1992. The all-star cast includes Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, aolo Coni, Daniela Dessi, Luciana d'Intio, and Alexander Anismov. Riccardo Muti conducts.

Verdi: Don Carlo 2013

Verdi wrote this five act opera with a French Libretto for the Paris opera. Premiere 1867. Then there are three versions of this opera, the French 1867 version, the revised Italian four Act Don Carlo 1884, plus the Modena version 1886. This version is the 1884 version with Act One reinstated, as well as the original beginning of Act 2. To complicate matters the French opera was simply translated into Italian, and then the changes were made. There is an even newer edition completed in 1980 by Ricordi, and others floating around as well.

L'Orfeo 2002

Taped live in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu on January 31, 2002, this L'Orfeo is both a visual delight and a musically satisfying representation of Monteverdi's opera

L'Orfeo 2009

Rinaldo Alessandrini, one of the most eminent baroque and pre-baroque music specialist, conducts Monteverdi's Orfeo, performed by singers who have been working with the Maestro for many years, and who now play in the middle of Robert Wilson's fairy sets...

Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona 2008

La serva padrona, or The Maid Turned Mistress, is a 1733 intermezzo by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736) to a libretto by Gennaro Federico, after the play by Jacopo Angello Nelli. It is some 40 minutes long, in two parts without overture, and was written as light-hearted staged entertainment between the acts of Pergolesi's serious opera Il prigionier superbo. More specifically each of the two parts, set in the same dressing room, played during an intermission of the three-act opera to amuse people who remained in their seats.

Five Stars N/A

Two robbers steal an Uber car without noticing the three customers in the back seat.

Maisha 2019

Twelve musicians who have never seen each other before, six Europeans and six Africans, in a house in Addis Ababa. Objective: to build a jazz concert in fifteen days . The way to get there is a fifteen-day coexistence that turns into a perennial jam session . It looks like the format of a reality show ; in reality it is MAISHA, a project of the European Union - precisely of the European Commission.

Aldo Rossi: Il Teatro del Mondo 2004

The Teatro del Mondo is one the most famous works by the italian architect Aldo Rossi. This surprising floating theatre sailed, in 1979, from Venice to Dubrovnik becoming a legendary event in history of architecture. The man and the architect trough the words of some of his best friends and fans.

Le biblioteche e la città - Conoscere per essere liberi 2023

A journey to discover the places of culture, through the history of seven libraries. All public, all with a mission: to create knowledge and make community in a society undergoing great transformation, in which the library has and will have an increasingly important role, between conservation and digitisation, between the speed of information and the slowness of reading.

Sol 2020 ( 6)

Sol is plunged into darkness when his Nonee dies. Sent on a quest to find the light of the world, Sol's journey enables him to realise his love for his grandmother is greater than the pain of his loss.

Ridicule 1996 ( 7)

To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.

Pink & Blue 2020

Pink and Blue is a story about a husband and wife getting ready to throw a party for family and friends to celebrate the gender reveal of their baby. But there's more to this reveal than smiles and confetti.

Jit 1990 ( 5.5)

A young African man must try every trick in the book in this attempts to win the heart of the most beautiful girl in his village.

Vitrin 2014 ( 5)

Encyclopaedia Niavaranica 2010 ( 7.5)

Michael Niavarani is constantly late, he says, and constantly pressed for time. Someone else should organize his books—like Thomas Mraz, who appears with him on stage in "Encyclopaedia Niavaranica." They organize Niavarani alphabetically.

Vienna's Water 2010 ( 10)

As all the world knows, Vienna is a city on the Danube.Day after day, the metropolis and its inhabitants consume roughly 370,000 cubic metres of water – hardly unusual for a city as big.It may come as a surprise that not one drop of this water is abstracted from the Danube.All water drunk, used for cooking, showering and flushing or drawn from wells, all water that enters sewers and treatment plants originates in the Alps.Crystal-clear drinking water adds glamour and brilliance to the city.How this valuable resource travels to Vienna, changing itself and the city in the process before ending up in the river, is the stuff of stories. This is the story of Vienna’s water.

Alf Poier - Mitsubischi 2003

Mission Zero 2007 ( 6.75)

Pirelli Film's second promotional short, starring Uma Thurman and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

Mermaid Down 2019 ( 6.495)

A mermaid is ripped from the Pacific, her tail is chopped off and she's thrown into a mental home where no one believes she is a mermaid.

21 Days 2022

"21 Days" illustrates a love triangle starring Bete, her boyfriend, Jonas and Agatha, a childhood friend of Jonas. Told from three different points of view, the narrative was inspired by the songs "cardigan", "august" and "betty", from the album "folklore" by singer Taylor Swift.

al-Kanfoudi 1978

Hamid Kanfoudi, an orchestra conductor, wins the lottery. Contrary to his beliefs and expectations, he sees no improvement in his life.

Safo 2003

A remake of the 1943 film of the same name.

Mi noche triste 1997