Without Family

Young Remi, a foundling, lives on the farm run by his impoverished foster parents. When their money runs out, unbeknown to his foster-mother, Rémi is sold by his hard-hearted foster father to an old street performer named Vitalis. Vitalis was once a famous opera singer, but became destitute after a tragic love affair.

Johnny the Partisan

After the 8th September 1943 north of Italy is occupied by Germans. Italian army collapsed and the soldiers are escaped to the mountains trying to set up a resistance. Many civilians did the same and Johnny, an English literature student, is among them. Johnny avoids to band together the red partisans (communists) and tries to be part of the azure bands (former regular soldiers). But in both cases he is deluded by the partisan bands and discovers that the partisan war is less poetic and ...

The Children of the Century

True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musset is distracted by drugs and Sand by a handsome doctor.

Arcane Sorcerer

Shunned by his church, a seminary student takes refuge with an excommunicated priest who teaches him wizardry and black magic.

Bámbola

Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.

Farinelli

Italien, im 18. Jahrhundert. Carlo Broschi, später als Farinelli weltbekannt, fasziniert seit seiner Kindheit mit seinem musikalischen Talent, zumal sein Stimmumfang mehr als dreieinhalb Oktaven umfasst. Nach einer Kastration im Alter von 10 Jahren beginnt seine steile Karriere. Gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Riccardo, einem Komponisten, tourt er durch Europa. Später macht er Karriere auf den größten und wichtigsten Opernbühnen der Welt. Mit seiner Stimme verzaubert er sowohl das Publikum, als ...

La Ribelle