Cesare Zavattini Movies

Pedro is a young peasant who leaves home to join the Rebel Army, based in Sierra Maestra.

Some Italian partisans want to take refuge in a convent to escape German raids. The nuns are a little perplexed at first but then agree since one of...

Directed by the incredibly prolific Mario Camerini, Suor Letizia was released in English-speaking regions as When Angels Don't Fly and The Awakening....

Accused of having stolen 3 million liras, a bank employee serves five years in prison. Having served his sentence and believed to be rich, he was...

Two petty thieves, Ciro and Geppa, plan a much bigger scam than they usually practice, but complications ensue.

Nicoletta is a young rebel, cherished by his forgiving father, until an old relative joins the family after the wedding of her sister, and insists...

On his way to his own wedding, a young man saves a woman who attempted suicide by jumping into a river and falls for her.

Started in the summer of 1943 by Lattuada and , the because of the war that raged in Italy at the time, the shooting was interrupted several times...

Daniele, a 16 year old boy, runs away from boarding school after a catastrophic bombing, only to find his home destroyed and his parents dead. Alone...

A famous American director is looking for a special type of girl he needs to play in his next film.

This documentary studies the life and artwork of photographer Paul Strand, using his own compelling photography as well as interviews with his...

An American remake of the iconic Italian neo-realist postwar masterpiece. When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding...

Naples of the early twentieth century. A thug keeps a girl completely submissive and, having discovered that she is the daughter of a nobleman, tries...

Documentary about Italian movie director Pier Paolo Pasolini, with interviews with some of his actors and friends.

Mastr'Antonio Miciaccio caretaker and shoemaker is devoted to Saint John Beheaded and is trying to find out who has been stealing the oil that keeps...

Short film made for the catholic church.