1. Italy: Love It, Or Leave It
Directed by Luca Ragazzi and Gustav Hofer - 2011
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After their award winning documentary, 'Suddenly, Last Winter', Luca and Gustav are back. This time they have to decide: should they stay in Italy, or leave it, like so many of their friends have done already. Looking at some defining Italian icons, they go on an emotional trip on an old Fiat 500 through Italy, to look behind the clichés and to discover what's left of the famous Italian way of life, confronting a glorious past, a shaky present and an uncertain future.
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2. Loose Cannons
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek, staring Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo and Alessandro Preziosi - 2010
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Tommaso, a young literature student, travels from Rome to visit his conservative family, who runs a pasta-making business. He plans on telling his parents that he is homosexual and wants to become a writer. But when he is about to come out in front of the whole family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
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3. The Girl By The Lake
Directed by Andrea Molaioli, staring Toni Servillo, Valeria Golino and Fabrizio Gifuni - 2007
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In a small Italian village by a peaceful lake, a beautiful young woman is found dead. She is naked except for a man’s jacket that has been placed over her lifeless body. Metropolitan Inspector Giovanni Sanzio (Toni Servillo) is called in to investigate and discovers that the circumstances surrounding the victim while she was alive are just as intriguing as her death. Winner of 10 awards at the 2008 David Di Donatello Awards, including Best Film.
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4. Escort In Love
Directed by Massimiliano Bruno, staring Raoul Bova and Paola Cortellesi - 2011
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Alice is a housewife in a posh part of Rome and a mother to nine-year-old Filippo, enjoying a luxurious home and lifestyle. When her husband dies in a car accident she is left with a massive debt and the risk of losing her son. Desperately in need of cash, and with no skills, Alice turns to the oldest profession in the world: prostitution.
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5. A Matter Of Heart
Directed by Francesca Archibugi, with Antonio Albanese, Kim Rossi Stuart and Micaela Ramazzotti - 2009
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Garage owner Angelo and big-time film producer Alberto find themselves occupying neighbouring beds in a Rome hospital after suffering heart attacks. Alberto is a gregarious joker - and chain smoker - who has a strong effect on the impressionable Angelo. However, as one of the men's condition deteriorates, the other becomes more deeply involved in his personal life.
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