The White Sheik (1951)

Director: Federico Fellini

Starring: Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bova, Leopoldo Trieste

Fellini's first film as director chronicles the adventures of a provincial couple honeymooning in Rome and the wife's involvement with a cartoon hero,... Read more

The White Ribbon (2009)

Director: Michael Haneke

Starring: Ursina Lardi, Ulrich Tukur, Leonie Benesch, Christian Friedel

Michael Haneke ('Funny Games', 'Code Unknown', etc) does not make films with easy answers. 'The White Ribbon' offers a view of a small pre-WWI German... Read more

The Way We Laughed (1998)

Director: Gianni Amelio

Starring: Francesco Guiffrida, Enrico Lo Verso, Claudio Contartese, Rosaria Danze, Fabrizi...

A.k.a. "Cosi Ridevano". The epic story of two brothers who emigrate to the northern Italian city of Turin, to escape the poverty of their Sicilian hom... Read more

The Wait (2015)

Director: Piero Messina

Starring: Juliette Binoche, Lou de Laage

Academy-Award winner Juliette Binoche gives one of the finest performances of her career in this dazzling and emotionally rich debut feature from Ital... Read more

The Wages of Fear (1953)

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot

Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck

A thriller with surprisingly little violence which is, nevertheless, a hair-raising, hold-onto-the-edge-of-your-seat masterpiece of suspense. A young... Read more

The Voyage (1974)

Director: Vittorio De Sica

Starring: Ian Bannen, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren

In turn-of-the-century Sicily, aristocratic scions Adriana (Sophia Loren) and Cesar (Richard Burton) have loved one another for years, but Adriana acc... Read more

The Visit (1964)

Director: Bernhard Wicki

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Ingrid Bergman, Paolo Stoppa, Irina Demick

Karla Zachanassian (Ingrid Bergman) had a child by Serge Miller (Anthony Quinn) as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of... Read more

The Valet ( La Doublure ) (2006)

Director: Francis Veber

Starring: Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Alice Taglioni, Kristin Scott Thomas, Richard Berry...

Master of the French farce, Francis Veber, combines wacky slapstick with quick-fire dialogue in this tale of marital deception, as the ubiquitous Fran... Read more

The Universe of Keith Haring (2008)

Director: Christina Clausen

An intimate portrait of one of the most popular and culturally significant artists of the 20th century, whose mantra was 'art is for everyone!'. Chris... Read more

The Truce (1997)

Director: Francesco Rosi

Starring: John Turturro, Massimo Ghini, Rade Serbedzija

This is the true story of Italian Jews returning home from Auschwitz after the war. It deals with their experiences in readjusting to life and their f... Read more