8 1/2
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection double-disc DVD set of 1963 Federico Fellini film; Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni), a film director being pressured to come up with a film, resorts to a variety of his personal life experiences to create a film full of dreams formed (with little direction) from a cluster of memories and fantasies; black & white; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 2 hours 18 minutes.

Amarcord
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection 2-DVD set of 1973 Academy Award-winning film by Federico Fellini; classic film about daily life in a small coastal town in Italy in the 1930s, based on the director’s own childhood town of Rimini. Fellini satirizes the inhabitants of the town, including the famous and voluptuous Gradisca (Magali Noël), as well as their adventures and the town’s traditions; Disc 2 includes:  the 45-minute documentary Fellini's Homecoming; a video interview with Magali Noël; audio interviews with Fellini, his friends and family; Fellini's drawings of characters in the film; film restoration demonstration; also included = accompanying book featuring Fellini's 1967 essay "My Rimini"; in Italian with optional English subtitles; also available = optional English-dubbed version; 2 hours 3 minutes.

Amore, bugie & calcetto: l'Abc della vita moderna
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2008 film by Luca Lucini; romantic comedy that follows the lives of seven men who come together through their passion for soccer as a means of breaking up the monotony of their everyday routines; provides a glimpse into how men look at relationships — everything from marriage to friendship; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 52 minutes.  

La bestia nel cuore (Don't Tell)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2006 film by Cristina Comencini; the film's protagonists, Sabina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and the love of her life Franco (Alessio Boni) are taken by surprise when Sabina begins to have unusual nightmares, which begin to make her doubt what she believed was a normal childhood. Pregnant with Franco's child, Sabina visits her estranged brother in America, where she makes some startling discoveries about her past. In the end, she must come to terms with this past and rediscover happiness within her new family; in Italian with the option of English or Spanish subtitles; 2 hours.

La bohème
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD recording of 2/25/93 live performance at the Sydney Opera House of composer Giacomo Puccini's late 19th-century opera as directed by Baz Luhrmann for the Australian Opera and conducted by Julian Smith; this production set in 1950s Paris; story of love and of the strength derived from friendship; Mimi (soprano Cheryl Barker), a seamstress, meets the poet Rodolfo (tenor David Hobson) when her candle goes out and she asks him to help her. They fall in love and she is introduced into Rodolfo’s circle of friends — Colline (Gary Rowley), Schaunard (David Lemke), Marcello (Roger Lemke), and his love Musetta (Christine Douglas). The post-war times make it impossible for these artists to live a prosperous life, and Mimi falls ill; in Italian with on-screen English subtitles; 2 hours.

Casomai (If By Chance)
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2002 Alessandro D'Alatri film; the story of the relationship and marriage of Stefania (actress = Stefania Rocca) and Tommaso (actor = Fabio Volo) and their ability to cope with or be defeated by the pressures put upon a modern married couple; in Italian with option of Italian or English subtitles; 1 hour 54 minutes.

Il Caso Moro
Region 0 (PAL) DVD of 1986 Giuseppe Ferrara film; in Italian with option of Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 52 minutes.

Cavalleria rusticana
All Regions 0 (NTSC) DVD; Disc #1 in 2 DVD-set with companion disc Pagliacci; 1982 Franco Zeffirelli production on film of Pietro Mascagni's opera of love and betrayal, starring Plácido Domingo as Turiddu, Yelena Obraztsova as Santuzza, and Axelle Gall as Lola; Georges Prêtre, conductor of the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala; filmed on location in Sicily; Turiddu is supposed to marry Santuzza but is still madly in love with his first love Lola, who is now married to Alfio (Renato Bruson). When Alfio finds out about their love, Alfio challenges Turiddu to a duel and kills him; in Italian with the option of  Italian, English, German, French, Spanish, or Chinese subtitles; 1 hour 9 minutes. 

I cento passi (One Hundred Steps)
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of the year 2000 film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana; based on the true story of Peppino Impastato, a young Sicilian activist who in the 1960s and 1970s spoke out against the crimes of Tano Badalamenti, a Mafia boss; As head of a local youth group rebelling against the Mafia's power, Peppino is pitted against his own family, particularly his father, who is owned wholly by the mob and tortured by his son's dangerous attitude; his family's fears are realized when Peppino is assassinated by Badalamenti's mobster thugs; in Italian with optional English or Italian subtitles; documentary, backstage, trailer, and biographies of cast available; 114 minutes.

Le chiavi di casa (The Keys to the House)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2004 Gianni Amelio film featuring Kim Rossi Stuart, Charlotte Rampling, and Andrea Rossi; winner of the 2005 Nastro d'argento Best Director Award and many other prestigious awards. A touching tale about the reuniting of Gianni with his estranged son of 15 years, Paolo. Born with special needs, Paolo no longer can live with his foster parents. Following the first few days of Gianni and Paolo's meeting, this film shows the growth of a previously nonexistent father-son relationship, the delving into the pain of the past, and the resultant healing of doing so. In Italian with English subtitles; 1 hour 47 minutes.

Come te nessuno mai (But Forever in My Mind)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of year 2000 film by Gabriele Muccino; coming-of-age story set in a public school of the 1990s, where students want to revolt against the authoritarian structure and where they experience the tumult of young love; story of the tarnishing of relationships for the main characters Silvio (Silvio Muccino) and his big-mouthed, best friend Ponzi (Giuseppe Sanfelice); in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 28 minutes.

Come tu mi vuoi
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2007 Volfango De Biasi romantic comedy where a simple girl is introduced to the world of parties and glamour; Giada (Cristiana Capotondi), a social communications major trying to understand her peers, meets a party-loving group of students, including the notorious Riccardo (Nicolas Vaporidis). Taken by storm by both the young man and her new social world, Giada realizes that this social circle comes with consequences and new standards with which she is not ready to comply; in Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 47 minutes.

Il Conformista (The Conformist)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD extended edition of 1970 film by Bernardo Bertolucci, based on the novel by Alberto Moravia. As Fascists begin to wield influence in Italy, Marcello Clerici (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is easily persuaded to take part in an assassination plot. Disguised as honeymooners, he and his naïve wife Giulia (Stefania Sandrelli) travel to Paris in order to find and kill Marcello’s former professor, Professor Quadri (Enzo Tarascio), who fled Italy as the Fascists were coming into power. In his attempt to follow through with the assassination plan, Marcello falls in love with the professor’s wife Anna (Dominique Sanda). Dubbed audio options = Italian, English, French, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese, with the option of English, Spanish, or Brazilian Portuguese subtitles; 1 hour 51 minutes.   

Cristo si è fermato a Eboli
Region 2 (PAL) DVD; Francesco Rosi's 1978 film follows medical doctor and antifascist writer Esilia Carlo (Gian Maria Volonté), a political internee, who is sent to a town in southern Italy as desolate and hopeless as his internment. As the doctor observes in the film's title: "Christ, nor any glimmer of hope, ever reached this desolate area." But as time goes by, the interned doctor learns to relieve both his own despair and that of his adopted town through painting and practicing medicine; special features include scene selections and a documentary exploring the Eboli area. In Italian with the option of Italian or English subtitles; 2 hours 25 minutes.

Il Decameron (The Decameron)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1971 Pier Paolo Pasolini film adaptation of the very liberal and Church-satirizing, earthy and ribald tales of of Boccaccio’s Decameron, including those of: (1) a young man from Sicily who is tricked twice but ends up rich; (2) a boy who pretends to be a deaf-mute and causes a stir in a convent; (3) a woman who has to hide her lover from her husband, who comes back early from work; (4) a criminal who fools a priest on his deathbed; (5) three brothers avenging their honor by killing their sister’s lover; (6) a girl who sleeps on her balcony roof to meet up with her boyfriend; (7) a priest who tricks his poor peasant friend; (8) two friends who make a pact to figure out what the afterlife is like; in Italian with the option of English, French, or Spanish subtitles; 1 hour 51 minutes. 

La dolce vita (The Sweet Life)
Region 1 (NTSC) two-disc collector's edition DVD of 1960 Academy Award–winning Federico Fellini film. Story of a journalist, Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni), trying to find his place in the world. Aspiring to be a serious writer, he struggles as a gossip columnist not being able to write what he wants, while at the same time living in the lap of luxury with rich and infamous characters. From his playboy antics to his relationships with his suicidal girlfriend, an American actress (Anita Ekberg), and a wealthy heiress (Anouk Aimée), he tries to find love but fails every time. He further questions his own life when his mentor-friend commits suicide. Black & white; audio available in Italian or English; option of English or Spanish subtitles; main program = 2 hours 54 minutes; bonus features DVD = 1 hour.

Dopo mezzanotte
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2003 Davide Ferrario film; an unusual love story set in the scenic Mole Antonelliana, site of the Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy. After an incident with her fast-food employer, Amanda, in her escape from the police, finds shelter in the museum with the night watchman, Martino. The shy Martino falls in love with Amanda, whereas Amanda realizes she is actually in love with both her thug boyfriend Angel and Martino. As their story develops, an unfortunate turn of events changes each relationship. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 38 minutes.

L'eclisse (The Eclipse)
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection DVD of 1962 film by Michelangelo Antonioni; 2-DVD set. Vittoria (Monica Vitti), a beautiful Italian woman, breaks her engagement to her fiancé Ricardo (Francisco Rabal), a writer. Vittoria then slowly falls in love with her mother’s stockbroker, the greedy Piero (Alain Delon). As they both fall in love with each other, they also realize that an idealistic girl like Vittoria cannot maintain a relationship with as materialistic a man as Piero. Disc 2 features the following supplements:  (1) Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema, a 56-minute documentary about Antonioni's life and career; (2) Elements of Landscape, a 22-minute presentation about Antonioni and the film L'Eclisse with commentary by Italian film critic Adriano Aprà and Antonioni's friend Carlo di Carlo; also available = 32-page booklet containing essays by film critics and excerpts from Antonioni's own writings; black & white; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 2 hours 5 minutes. 

Enrico IV
Region 0 (PAL) DVD of 1984 Marco Bellocchio film. A costume party guest dressed as Enrico IV (Marcello Mastroianni) falls victim to a tragic accident which causes him to believe that he is in reality King Henry IV. For years he assumes the lifestyle of a king in a real castle without any concern for or interest in his previous life or the real world. After 20 years, Matilda (Claudia Cardinale), an old love interest, tries to intervene by playing along with Enrico's assumed reality while also involving a psychologist and her daughter in hopes that they will be able together to "shock" Enrico into understanding true reality. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 22 minutes.

Le fate ignoranti (His Secret Life)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2002 film by Ferzan Ozpetek. After Antonia’s (Margherita Buy) husband Massimo (Andrea Renzi) dies (as a result of being hit by a car), she stumbles upon his secret life while packing all of his belongings. Not only did Massimo have a lover, but the lover was a man with whom he had been cheating for seven years. Questioning not only who her husband was but also her own identity, Antonia befriends Massimo’s lover Michele (Stefano Accorsi) and all his friends who show her how to create for herself a new way of living and become a "free" woman. In Italian and Turkish with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 46 minutes.

Fellini's Roma
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1972 film. An autobiographical account of film director Federico Fellini's life beginning with his education as a child in the countryside of Italy to his arriving in Rome as a young man at the beginning of WWII. Upon encountering Rome for the first time, he is able to decide for himself whether the new Rome he has stumbled upon is anything like the Rome he has always studied. In Italian with option of subtitles in English, French or Spanish; 2 hours.

Fiorile
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1993 film by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani; a love story of betrayal and tragedy in the Benedetti family. Luigi (Lino Capolicchio), the youngest of the Benedetti, takes a trip with his family to see his estranged father, Massimo (Michael Vartan), who sends him away in fear of the Benedetti curse. Begun two hundred years ago, when Elisabetta Benedetti (Galatea Ranzi) fell in love with Jean (Michael Vartan), a French soldier who was killed when Elisabetta’s brother Corrado stole a chest of gold from the French army, a certain curse of misery and lost loves has haunted the Benedetti family ever since. Fear of this curse has now caused Massimo to push away all his loved ones and live in isolation on the family estate. In Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 45 minutes.

Il gattopardo (The Leopard)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1963 film. Directed by Luchino Visconti, this classic epic of Italian cinema tells the story of the aging Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster), during the time of Italy's democratic revolution. Even as he witnesses the decline of his culture and fortune, Don Fabrizio uses his resources to smooth the transition to democracy and pave the way for the next generation: his nephew Tancredi and his middle-class fiancée Angelica. Included are original movie with optional English subtitles, shorter American release with English dialogue, the making of The Leopard documentary, and various interviews; 3 hours 5 minutes.

Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini (The Garden of the Finzi-Continis)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1971 Academy Award–winning (Best Foreign Language Film) Vittorio de Sica film that examines the plight of the Jewish community in wartime Ferrara during the Fascist period; story of the wealthy Finzi-Contini family who opens their garden to their Jewish friends as a haven when the latter are restricted from other areas; story also of the idyllic love that blossoms between Micol, a Finzi-Contini, and Giorgio, a Jewish scholar; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 34 minutes.

Una giornata particolare
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 1977 Ettore Scola film set in fascist Italy in the 1930s and starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni; Antonietta (Sophia Loren) is left home alone while her family goes off to witness Mussolini and Hitler's historic encounter. Antonietta realizes how unhappy she is with her life and strikes up a unique friendship with her gay neighbor Gabriele (Marcello Mastroianni), a relationship that opens their eyes and gives them both a new outlook on life. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 45 minutes.

Un giorno perfetto (A Perfect Day)
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2008 film by Ferzan Ozpetek. After a year of separation from his wife Emma (Isabella Ferrari) and two children, Antonio (Valerio Mastandrea) wants to reconstruct his family. However, Antonio cannot get over his manic-depression and jealousy. Forced to live with her mother, Emma struggles as a single mother with three jobs. One day Antonio meets Emma and stresses his need to have his family back. He deceives his family into spending time with him; however, during that time, he abuses his wife and eventually murders his children. In Italian with the option of English or Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 45 minutes. 

Gomorra
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2008 film by Matteo Garrone, based on the book by Roberto Saviano. This film deals with how the modern-day Camorra, a mafia-like organization, functions via drug dealing, murders, and extortions. Centered around an apartment complex in Italy, the film details the lives of six people who want to be or end up being associated with the group: (1) a young boy who becomes the Camorra’s delivery boy; (2) an old man who is tired of extortions; (3) two young men who want to rival the local Camorra; (4) a young man who is starting to learn the business aspect of the Camorra; (5) a simple tailor who is trying to get ahead in the world. In Italian with optional English subtitles; 2 hours 10 minutes.

In nome del Papa Re
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 1977 Luigi Magni award-winning film (4 Nastro d'argento and 3 David di Donatello Awards) set in 1867, when civil unrest ruled the streets of Rome due to the efforts of Garibaldi's forces to bring Rome into the Italian kingdom. Monsignor Colombo da Priverno (Nino Manfredi), a noble and influential priest, is tired of the increasing violence and is ready to resign. All is taking its toll on Monsignor Colombo when he discovers that he has a son of whom he was unaware and who is now in prison for having blown up the Zouaves' barracks.  With his connections and powers of influence, Monsignor Colombo secures his illegitimate son’s release and hides him; however, his power cannot match that of the Pope or of the incoming government forces. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 42 minutes.

Io non ho paura (I'm Not Scared)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2003 Gabriele Salvatores film; the story of Michele's uncovering of a monumental secret. Michele is a young boy from a southern Italian town who soon learns that no one can be trusted. In this film of thrills, betrayal and twists, one learns that to truly not be afraid, one must be willing to discover the truth, no matter the costs. In Italian with the option of English or Spanish subtitles; 1 hour 41 minutes.

Italian Classic — Karaoke
All regions NTSC DVD of 28 classic Italian popular songs presented in karaoke style against backdrops of footage videotaped in various locations throughout Italy; includes such songs as "Torna a Surriento," "O Sole Mio," "Funiculi, Funicula," and "Santa Lucia"; approx. 30 minutes.

Ladri di biciclette (The Bicycle Thief)
All-regions (NTSC) DVD of Vittorio de Sica's 1948 film (black & white) starring non-actors Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola. Story of Antonio Ricci, a poor man in post-war Rome whose bicycle is stolen on his first day of work as a laborer hired to deliver movie posters, a job that requires he have a bicycle. Poignant portrait of a father and son whose search for the stolen bicycle leads them through a world of indifference and challenges to the human spirit. In Italian with option of English subtitles; option of dubbed English dialogue soundtrack also available; 1 hour 29 minutes.

Lezioni di cioccolato
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2007 film directed by Claudio Cupellini. A romantic comedy about Mattia (Luca Argentero), a corrupt building contractor, who must become an excellent chocolate chef to avoid having Kamal (Hassani Shapi), one of his exploited workers, denounce him to the police. Mattia has to pose as Kamal, a former pastry chef in Egypt, so that Kamal can win a contest and be able to own his own pastry shop in Italy. In order to win the contest, Mattia must convince everyone that he is Kamal, including fellow classmate Cecilia (Violante Placido). When she falls in love with him, complications ensue both in the competition and in Mattia’s personal life. In Italian with optional Italian and English subtitles; 1 hour 35 minutes.

Massacre in Rome
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 1973 George P. Cosmatos film based on the historical Adreatine Massacre of March 24, 1944. Just weeks before the end of the occupation of Rome by the Nazis, there was a surprise assault on an SS brigade by Roman civilians, in which 32 German soldiers were killed. In retaliation, 320 Italians were sentenced to death, a sentence carried out by Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler (Richard Burton) without the consent of Italian authorities. In English; 1 hour 47 minutes.

La meglio gioventù (The Best of Youth)
Region 1 (NTSC) two-disc DVD of 2003 film by Marco Tullio Giordana. The story of two brothers, Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio) and Matteo Carati (Alessio Boni), dating from their university years to their adulthood and unfolding from within the context of the historical events of Italy from 1966 to 2000 — from the flood of 1966 in Florence to the infamous Mafia murders in the early 1990s. In Italian or French with the option of English or Spanish subtitles; disc 1 (1966-1980) approx. 3 hours 3 minutes; disc 2 (1982-2000) approx. 3 hours 5 minutes;  total time = approx. 6 hours 8 minutes. 

Nuovomondo (Golden Door)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2006 award-winning (Silver Lion Award, Venice Film Festival) Emanuele Crialese film; story of the romance that develops between Salvatore Mancuso, a Sicilian peasant and Lucy, a worldly Englishwoman, who meet while traveling to the New World of America via Ellis Island; in Italian with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; 1 hour 58 minutes.

Oggi in Italia, 8th edition
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD to accompany Oggi in Italia, 8th edition textbook by Franca Celli Merlonghi, Ferdinando Merlonghi, Joseph Tursi, Brian Rea O'Connor (c. 2007 Houghton Mifflin Co.); includes scripted scenes and on-the-street interviews to reinforce vocabulary, structures and themes of each lesson; lesson titles = Lei come si chiama? (Lesson 1); Presentazioni (Lesson 2); Che cosa fai di bello? (Lesson 3); Cosa prendono i signori? (Lesson 4); Ad un ballo in maschera (Lesson 5); Dov'è andato in vacanza? (Lesson 6); Il mercato all'aperto (Lesson 7); In famiglia (Lesson 8); Un anno all'estero (Lesson 9); Ad una mostra cinematografica (Lesson 10); La settimana bianca (Lesson 11); Chi gioca? (Lesson 12); Cento di questi giorni! (Lesson 13); In cerca di un appartamento (Lesson 14); Il telegiornale (Lesson 15); Che cosa è in programma? (Lesson 16); E dopo la laurea? (Lesson 17); Abiti sempre in città? (Lesson 18); in Italian with optional Italian captioning for the hearing impaired; total time = approximately 1 hour 30 minutes; 3 copies available.

L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
Region 0 (PAL) DVD of 2006 documentary film directed by Agostino Ferrente; film recounts how the L'Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio came into being in a time of racism and conflict in the Piazza Vittorio in Rome; documentary follows the arduous efforts of the Orchestra's founders to create and maintain this unique, multicultural orchestra and documents the group's first performance; includes audio CD Made in Piazza Vittorio featuring music from the film; in Italian with optional Italian or English subtitles; 1 hour 30 minutes.

Pagliacci
All Regions 0 (NTSC) DVD; Disc #2 in 2 DVD-set with companion disc Cavalleria rusticana; 1982 Franco Zeffirelli production on film of Ruggiero Leoncavallo's opera of love, jealousy, and revenge starring Plácido Domingo as Canio, Teresa Stratas as Nedda, Juan Pons as Tonio; Georges Prêtre, conductor of the Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala. When clowns Canio and his wife Nedda come to town with their amazing circus act, Nedda falls in love with Tonio, a man in the town. Beppe (Florindo Andreolli), another clown, is mad Nedda does not love him, so he tells her jealous husband about her and Tonio. Canio vows to avenge his betrayal by tricking Nedda to give up her lover’s name during a performance. In Italian with the option of Italian, English, German, Spanish, or Chinese subtitles; 1 hour 11 minutes.

Pane e tulipani (Bread and Tulips)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of the year 2000 Donatello Award–winning film directed by Silvio Soldin. Features Licia Maglietta as Rosalba, a housewife accidentally left behind while on vacation with her family, who decides to hitchhike home but finds herself heading to Venice, a place she has always wanted to see. Deciding she needs an extended vacation, she finds a job in a florist shop and rents a room from a kind waiter. While in Venice, all the while trying to escape the amateur detective her husband has sent from home to track her down, Rosalba befriends an odd mix of people, each teaching her something new about herself. Scene selections and bonus trailer options available; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 56 minutes.

Parlami d'amore (Tell Me About Love)
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2008 film by Silvio Muccino. Sasha (Silvio Muccino), a young man trying to get away from the demons in his past, meets a married Frenchwoman, Nicole (Aitata Sánchez-Gijón), in Rome. Nicole helps Sasha win over the love of his childhood, the troubled but beautiful Benedetta (Carolina Crescentini). When Sasha finally "conquers" Benedetta, he slips back into his troubled past and realizes that he is in love with Nicole, who has a few demons of her own that she must first overcome. In Italian with the option of Italian or English subtitles; 1 hour 50 minutes. 

Pinocchio
Region 1 (NTSC) 2-DVD set of 2002 film starring Roberto Benigni as Pinocchio, a wooden puppet come-to-life, who learns some of life's lessons the hard way despite the advice of the Blue Fairy and the love of Geppetto, his father. DVD set includes the original Italian language version of the film and a version dubbed in English by Hollywood actors: Breckin Meyer, Glenn Close, Queen Latifah, James Belushi, Regis Philbin and others; special features include:"The Voices of Pinocchio: Creating the English dubbed version," Italian, English, French audio tracks with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 40 minutes.

I promessi sposi
All-regions DVD, black & white; 1941 Mario Camerini film version of Alessandro Manzoni's novel; in Italian, no subtitles; 1 hour 55 minutes.

I promessi sposi
4 (PAL) DVDs, black & white; Sandro Bolchi's 1967 dramatization of Alessandro Manzoni's novel presented in 8 episodes for RAI television; in Italian, no subtitles; each episode approximately 45-60 minutes; total time of series= approximately 8 hours.

Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2005 Marco Tullio Giordana film which captures the fear and internal change that accompanies an extremely traumatic experience. When 12 year-old Sandro is cast off his sailboat, all seems lost until he is rescued by a boat of illegal migrants. A change occurs in Sandro when he compares his life of wealth to the poverty of the migrants, a change that will lead him to worlds of trouble; a story of trust and betrayal, of growth and pain. In Italian with option of English or Italian for the hearing-impaired subtitles; 1 hour 55 minutes.

Radiofreccia
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 1999 Luciano Ligabue film. In a small town in Italy in the 1970s, five friends decide to establish an independent radio station. Spending most of their days in their local bar and nights in their town's disco, one of them, Freccia (Stefano Accorsi), becomes addicted to heroin and dies, despite the group's efforts to help him overcome his addiction. After Freccia's death, the remaining friends live out their lives in their small town, but keep their deceased friend's memory alive by naming the radio station "Radiofreccia." In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 52 minutes.

Renzo e Lucia
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2004 Francesca Archibugi film loosely based on the Manzoni novel I promessi sposi; story of the struggles endured by a pair of lovers, Renzo (Stefano Scandaletti) and Lucia (Michela Macalli), before they eventually "live happily ever after." Among these struggles are the willingness of the town's prince to sacrifice Renzo so that he (the prince) might himself marry Lucia; Lucia's being sent away to a convent where she meets Suor Virginia (Laura Morante), a woman with a hidden past; Renzo's suffering due to hunger, imprisonment, and eventual contracting of the Black Plague. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 3 hours 9 minutes.

Respiro
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2002 Cannes Film Festival Critics Week Award–winning film directed by Emanuele Crialese and starring Valeria Golino; Respiro tells the story of a free-spirited, slightly manic-depressive woman, Grazia, who lives with her husband and three children in the small seaside village of Lampedusa. Grazia has a hard time with the finer points of proper social etiquette and often allows her feelings to sweep her away. Her unconventional behavior alienates the small community. When they finally convince her husband to send her away to a clinic in Milan, Grazia commits an even more impulsive act in a last, desperate attempt to remain free. In Italian with optional English subtitles; dvd-rom special feature facilitates access to Respiro website; 1 hour 35 minutes.

Rigoletto
All-regions (NTSC) DVD; 1983 Jean-Pierre Ponnelle film version of Giuseppe Verdi's opera; filmed on location and featuring Luciano Pavarotti as the Duke of Mantua, Ingvar Wixell as Rigoletto, the hunch-backed court jester, and Edita Gruberova as Gilda, his daughter. Wiener Philharmoniker conducted by Riccardo Chailly; in Italian with option of Chinese, English, French, or German subtitles; 1 hour 56 minutes.

Risate di gioia
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 1960 Mario Monicelli film starring Totò. On New Year's Eve, Gioia (Anna Magnani), an actress, is invited to a series of parties. At one of the parties she meets up with another actor named Umberto (Totò), an old acquaintance, who is there less to party than to help his con artist friend Lello (Ben Gazzara) steal from the guests while they are distracted by all the festivities. Ignorant of his true purpose for attending the evening's many parties, Gioia begins to fall in love with Lello. One comical situation follows another to make this New Year's Eve an unforgettable one for all involved. Black & white, in Italian, no subtitles; 1 hour 42 minutes.

Roma, città aperta (Open City)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 1945 Roberto Rossellini film; the story of Rome during World War II and of the desperation and fear that existed in Italy during the German occupation; black & white; in Italian with on-screen English subtitles; 1 hour 45 minutes.

Salvatore Giuliano
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection DVD of 1962 film by Francesco Rosi; 2-DVD set; When Salvatore Giuliano, an infamous outlaw, is found dead in the middle of a Sicilian courtyard, the authorities try to understand why he was murdered and why he had ordered a massacre at a peaceful rally. The film goes back and forth through time to try and recreate the events that led up to the May massacre, the death of Giuliano, and eventually the trial of the alleged participants in both crimes. As the trial progresses, alliances are discovered, broken, and formed; and it becomes apparent that corruption has penetrated all sectors of Italy. Disc 2 features: (1) Witness to the Times, a discussion between director Francesco Rosi and film critic Tullio Kezich; (2) excerpt of 7/12/50 news report on the death of the real-life Salvatore Giuliano; (3) Il cineasta e il labirinto, 55-minute documentary about Francesco Rosi's life and career; black & white; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 2 hours 3 minutes. 

Saturno contro (Saturn in Opposition)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2007 film by Ferzan Ozpetek. When tragedy strikes a close-knit yet disparate group of friends, they must learn how to help each other deal not only with the situation, but also to address and overcome  their own demons. The group includes Antonio and Angelica Pontesilli (Stefano Accorsi & Margherita Buy), a married couple dealing with infidelity; Neval and her husband Roberto (Serra Yilmaz & Flippo Timi), who do not seem like they are married; Roberta (Ambra Angiolini), a drug addict; Sergio (Ennio Fantastichini), the newest member of the group; and Davide (Pierfrancesco Favino), the grieving boyfriend of Lorenzo (Luca Argentero), the charismatic leader of the group. In Italian with on-screen English subtitles; 1 hour 48 minutes. 

La stanza del figlio (The Son's Room)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2001 film directed by Nanni Moretti. This film depicts the impact that the death of a son has on an upper-middle-class family. The director shows how things that seem trivial take on greater importance in the aftermath of tragedy. Winner of FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Palm at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival; 2001 David di Donatello Awards for Best Actress (Laura Morante), Best Film, and Best Music; 2002 Guild of German Art House Cinemas Silver Guild Film Award for Best Foreign Film; 2001 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon Award for Best Director; additional features include optional widescreen version, scene selection, and theatrical trailer; in Italian or French with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 40 minutes.

La strada
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection double-disc DVD set of 1954 Federico Fellini film. Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina, Fellini's wife), a poor, peculiar girl, is sold by her mother to the famous travelling performer Zampanò (Anthony Quinn), who mistreats her. She helps him with his stunts, but eventually runs away from him because of his abuse. Upon finding her, Zampanò takes Gelsomina back to a circus where he meets his rival, the tightrope walker Il Matto (Richard Basehart), who convinces Gelsomina that Zampanò may well be in love with her. Be that as it may, the lives of these three characters who travel the road (la strada) together end tragically. Also included in this set: Federico Fellini's Autobiography, a documentary by Paquito del Bosco, an essay by film scholar Peter Matthews, audio commentary by Peter Bondanella; optional English-dubbed soundtrack; black & white; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 48 minutes.

La terra trema
Region 0 (PAL) DVD of 1948 Luchino Visconti film that chronicles the rise and fall of a tight-knit family in Sicily. By working for himself, the eldest brother tries to defy wholesale buyers who maintain a monopolistic hold on the poor, individual fisherman. An unfortunate event at sea rips his dreams apart, however, leaving his family with nothing.Filmed on location with real Sicilian fishermen; in Italian, including Sicilian dialect, with the option of Italian, French, or English subtitles; 2 hours 34 minutes.

La tigre e la neve (The Tiger and the Snow)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2005 Roberto Benigni film. In the days following the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, Attilio, a romantic Italian poetry teacher (Roberto Benigni), learns that the woman he loves (Nicoletta Braschi) has been seriously injured in Baghdad.  Attilio must cross battle lines and overcome extreme odds to save her, with the help of his friend Fuad, an Iraqi poet (Jean Reno). The comic and beautiful mix with the somber and tragic in this story of love and war. In Italian with English subtitles; 1 hour 50 minutes.

Tosca
All-regions (NTSC) DVD; 1976 Gianfranco de Bosio film version of the Giacomo Puccini opera; filmed on location in Rome in the historical settings specified by the composer; features Raina Kabaivanska as Tosca, Plácido Domingo as Cavaradossi, and Sherrill Milnes as Scarpia; New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bruno Bartoletti; in Italian with option of Chinese, English, French, German, or Spanish subtitles; 1 hr 56 minutes.

Tutta la vita davanti
Region 2 (PAL) DVD of 2008 Paolo Virzì comedic film. When Marta (Isabella Ragonese) graduates from college with a degree in philosophy, she must go into the world and find a job. She is lured into the world of telemarketing, where she is brainwashed through motivational exercises and rewards. Collaborating with a union worker, Marta aspires to bring change to this call center world. In Italian with optional Italian subtitles for the hearing impaired; 1 hour 46 minutes.

L'ultimo bacio (The Last Kiss)
Region 1 (NTSC) DVD of 2001 Donatello Award–winning film directed by Gabriele Muccino; eight principal characters wrestle with the fear of growing up, responsibility, and the fear of growing older in this "story of all love stories" that focuses on Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) and Giulia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), two middle-class thirtysomethings, who are about to get married and have a child; in Italian, with option of English, French, or Spanish subtitles; also available in VHS (PAL) video without subtitles; 1 hour 58 minutes.

I vitelloni
Region 1 (NTSC) Criterion Collection DVD of 1953 comedic-dramatic film by Federico Fellini; 2-DVD set. In a small Italian coastal town, five friends refuse to grow up, even though they are almost in their thirties. Fausto Moretti (Franco Fabrizi), the most notorious of them, has to marry his friend Moraldo Rubini’s (Franco Interlenghi) sister Sandra (Leonora Ruffo) after she becomes pregnant with Fausto’s child. He is forced to get a job at a shop for religious relics but is fired because he makes a pass at his boss’s wife. Fausto still wants to live the carefree life that the rest of his bachelor friends enjoy; however, one day his wife Sandra disappears with their child, and Moretti realizes that he has to grow up and become a responsible man. Disc 2 includes: (1) Vitellonismo, documentary featuring interviews with actors, assistant director Moraldo Rossi, Fellini's biographer, Fellini's friend Vincenzo Mollica et al.; (2) photos, posters and memorabilia; set also includes an essay by Tom Piazza; black & white; in Italian with optional English subtitles; 1 hour 47 minutes.