Films with: Monicelli, Mario

Boccaccio '70 : scherzo in quattro atti /

Four satires on morality, prudery, and hypocrisy.

DVD 7757

Compagni The Organizer/

In turn-of-the-twentieth-century Turin, an accident in a textile factory incites workers to stage a walkout. But it's not until they receive unexpected aid from a traveling professor that they find a voice, unite, and stand up for themselves. This historical drama by Mario Monicelli is a beautiful and moving ode to the power of the people, brimming with humor and honesty.

DVD 8899

Soliti ignoti Mario Monicelli's Big deal on Madonna Street /

Five men conspire to burglarize a small-time jeweler's safe. When the time comes to carry out the scheme, the men become hopelessly clumsy and have to eventually give up and go home.

DVD 1573