Films with: Maccari, Ruggero

Adua e le compagne Adua and her friends /

A wonderful example of Italian realism, this film tells the story of four prostitutes forced to fend for themselves when a new law closes the bordellos of Rome. They pool their savings to open a trattoria, but find they cannot get a license. A prominent fixer with connections obtains the license for them, on the condition that they conduct their old business upstairs and pay him an exorbitant monthly fee.

DVD 9101

Giornata particolare A special day /

On the day of a huge rally celebrating Hitler's visit to Rome, which underscored the infamous alliance between the Nazis and Mussolini's fascist regime, a brief encounter between a weary housewife and a radio announcer unfolds into an intimate drama.

DVD 13189

Sorpasso

A waggish, free-wheeling bachelor and a bookish law student take a madcap trip from Rome to rural Southern Italy.

DVD 10408