Il Generale Della Rovere (1959)
A captured conman is persuaded to impersonate a rebel leader to get information in a prison.
Journey To Italy (1953)
A seminal film about a marriage in crisis.
Rome, Open City (1945)
Neo-realist masterpiece about the impact of the Second World War on the Italian people.
RoGoPaG (1962)
Portmanteau film in which four directors “limit themselves to recounting the joyous beginning of the end of the world”. Out to own as part of Pier Pasolini Volume One box set.
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