Mario Monicelli Movies

A satirical story set during the early years of the Roman Empire.

Giacomo Casanova returns to Venice, to help his brother, falsely accused of robbery.

The story of Jean Valjean, still pursued by Javert, continues with a love developing between Cosette and radical student Marius, a blackmailing...

A drifter navigates the fringes of Parisian society. The protagonist, a solitary man seeking direction, becomes entangled with a group of...

A thief caught red-handed tells the landlord a very strange fact that happened to him looking through the keyhole of another apartment where he was...

A young woman, her sister-in-law and her ten year old daughter are violently traumatised by invading Austrian soldiers. Later, in Verona, both woman...

The life and work of master Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli (1915-2010).

There's an area of Rome, near the Colosseum, called Monti. Given famous Italian director Mario Monicelli, though born in Tuscany, has lived there for...

Four poor fellows win a luxurious car in a lottery but they have not the money to keep it. Therefore they decide to have it a day each and sell it...

Five episodes: a mature model makes his lover jealous; lovers quarrel; a clumsy Don Juan in business; a dancer and a captain; a beauty falls in love...

Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go on a pilgrimage. There he meets a scatterbrained...

During the annual Christmas gathering at the family home, the parents surprise their children by announcing their decision to move in with one of...

Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them.