The Vault
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
2020 ★ 6.2Women were clearly at the core of legendary photographer Helmut Newton's work. The stars of his iconic portraits and fashion editorials – from Catherine Deneuve
Joan of Arc at the Stake
1954 ★ 5.6Joan of Arc is being burned alive for heresy. In a kind of dream state, she departs from her body and begins to look back upon her life. She begins this journey
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Fiorella Elettra Giovanna Rossellini is an Italian actress, filmmaker, author, philanthropist, and model who was born on June 18, 1952, in Rome, Lazio,
Enemy
2014 ★ 6.8A mild-mannered college professor discovers a look-alike actor and delves into the other man's private affairs. Enemy is a psychological drama directed by Denis
Keyhole
2011 ★ 5.4Gangster and deadbeat dad, Ulysses Pick, embarks on an unusual journey through his home. Topic: Film "Keyhole" (2011). Goal: Factual, original 150-190 word over
The Flowers of St. Francis
1950 ★ 7.1In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s S
Stromboli
1950 ★ 7.1After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than
Franco Rossellini
Franco Rossellini works in production. Born November 7, 1935 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. Died June 3, 1992. Archytele tracks 25 screen credits across canonical film
Sandra Milo
Sandra Milo, born Salvatrice Elena Greco on March 11, 1933, in Tunis, was an Italian actress, television personality, author, and musician. She made her film de
March's Child
1958 ★ 6.4Francesca and Sandro meet, falls for each other and get married. But the differences between them are too many and the separation is around the corner. March's
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022 ★ 7.6Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling commu
The Funeral
1996 ★ 6.8After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge. Topic: Fil
Journey to Italy
1954 ★ 7.3Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the vil
Europa '51
1952 ★ 7.4A wealthy, self-absorbed Rome socialite is racked by guilt over the death of her young son. As a way of dealing with her grief and finding meaning in her life,
Fear
1954 ★ 6.4Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent German scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose this to he
Vanina Vanini
1961 ★ 6.0Vanina Vanini, a bored, spoiled Roman countess, falls in love with a dedicated young patriot who is in Rome to assassinate a traitor to the brotherhood of the C
General Della Rovere
1959 ★ 7.5In WWII-Italy, the Gestapo blackmails a con man to impersonate a dead partisan commander in order to extract information from his fellow inmates. General Della
Paisan
1946 ★ 7.5Six stories unfold in various regions, from Sicily to the northern Po Valley as American military personnel interact with a variety of Italian locals over eight
Germany, Year Zero
1948 ★ 7.6In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family. Germany, Year Zero is a 1948 German
Fearless
1993 ★ 6.9After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist
Umbracle
1972 ★ 6.0This film turns on two basic axes: the inquiry into ways of cinematographic representation and a critical image of official Spain at the time of the Franco dict
Immortal Beloved
1994 ★ 7.1A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death in 1827, his
Rome, Open City
1945 ★ 8.0During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape. Drama War dramatic
Vita & Virginia
2019 ★ 6.8Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affai