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Italian Classics
Antonioni, Bertolucci, Pasolini, Rossellini – the melodic names that conjure up the greatest era of Italian cinema.
From the neo-realist urgency of Rossellini’s war trilogy to the studied alienation of Antonioni’s Red Desert, these are the milestones of a national cinema at its glorious peak.
La dolce vitaLa dolce vita
Drama 1960 175 minsDirector: Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini’s masterpiece depicting seven hedonistic days in the life of a tabloid journalist (Marcello Mastroianni) as he searches for the sweet life.
Mogul MowgliMogul Mowgli
Drama 2020 89 minsDirector: Bassam Tariq
Bassam Tariq’s visceral directorial debut, co-written with Riz Ahmed, finds a British-Pakistani rapper’s life spiralling out of control when, on the cusp of success, he succumbs to a debilitating illness.
Before the RevolutionBefore the Revolution
Drama 1964 107 minsDirector: Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci's beautifully operatic film celebrates the passion and ideology of the 1960s, winner of the Cannes Critics' Week prize in 1964.
Bicycle ThievesBicycle Thieves
Drama 1948 89 minsDirector: Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica’s story of a father and son searching for a stolen bicycle on the streets of Rome is a classic of post-war Italian cinema.
FearFear
Drama 1954 83 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini’s film with Ingrid Bergman exploring the inner turmoil of a woman pushed to the edge through the guilt of her infidelity.
Germany, Year ZeroGermany, Year Zero
War 1948 73 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini
The concluding part of Roberto Rossellini’s celebrated War Trilogy, set amid the war-torn ruins of Berlin.
The Machine that Kills Bad PeopleThe Machine that Kills Bad People
Comedy 1952 84 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini and Luciano Emmer
Roberto Rossellini's film about a photographer who is given the power to rid the Earth of 'evil-doers'.
MedeaMedea
Drama 1970 111 minsDirector: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini directs opera singer Maria Callas in a vivid adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy.
My Voyage to Italy (part one)My Voyage to Italy (part one)
Documentary 2001 120 minsDirector: Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese’s two-part love letter to Italian cinema is epic and sprawling in scope but also a deeply personal and moving testament to his passion for film.
PaisàPaisà
War 1946 126 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini’s ambitious and enormously moving follow-up to his breakthrough Rome, Open City.
Red DesertRed Desert
Drama 1964 117 minsDirector: Michelangelo Antonioni
Antonioni's mid-career masterpiece stars Monica Vitti as an emotionally anguished young woman embarking on a tentative affair with a businessman (Richard Harris).
Rome, Open CityRome, Open City
Drama 1945 103 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini’s landmark of Italian neorealism often cited as one of the greatest films ever made.
Stromboli, Land of GodStromboli, Land of God
Drama 1950 100 minsDirector: Roberto Rossellini
In her first collaboration with Roberto Rossellini, Ingrid Bergman stars as a refugee who marries a fisherman and moves to a barren island.
Gone Too Far!Gone Too Far!
Comedy 2014 88 minsDirector: Destiny Ekaragha
Riotous urban comedy adapted from the hit Royal Court play, about a Peckham teen affronted by the arrival of his long-lost Nigerian sibling.
The Tree of Wooden ClogsThe Tree of Wooden Clogs
Period drama 1978 186 minsDirector: Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi’s Palme d’Or-winner, about the hardships faced by peasants in late 19th-century Lombardy, is a masterpiece of neorealism.
The Devil Rides OutThe Devil Rides Out
Horror 1968 95 minsDirector: Terence Fisher
Dennis Wheatley's occult tale is given the Hammer treatment.
The Elephant ManThe Elephant Man
Biopic 1980 124 minsDirector: David Lynch
David Lynch's moving true-life tale of the severely deformed Joseph Merrick and his rescue from the hell of a Victorian circus sideshow.
Two for JoyTwo for Joy
Drama 2019 93 minsDirector: Tom Beard
A visceral, moving exploration of one British family's life following a tragedy, starring Samantha Morton, Daniel Mays and Billie Piper.
DogtoothDogtooth
Drama 2009 93 minsDirector: Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos' scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is original, ingenious and sadly relevant as a study of parent-child relationships
Lynn + LucyLynn + Lucy
Drama 2019 88 minsDirector: Fyzal Boulifa
A lifelong friendship is tested by tragedy in this atmospheric and intense first feature from acclaimed British shorts director Fyzal Boulifa.
Quite Unfit for FemalesQuite Unfit for Females
Non-Fiction 1921 1 mins
A light-hearted newsreel item on the Football Association's proposed ban on women's football in 1921.
CocaineCocaine
Crime 1922 50 minsSilentDirector: Graham Cutts
A decadent, controversial tale of London's seedy underbelly, where an elegant Chinese club host enslaves the weak with white powder.
Of Love & LawOf Love & Law
Documentary 2019 94 minsDirector: Hikaru Toda
Two gay lawyers living in Osaka pioneer the first LGBTQ+ law firm in Japan.
NinaNina
Romance 2018 124 minsDirector: Olga Chajdas
When a couple experiencing conception problems find a potential surrogate mother they're overjoyed, until Nina falls in love with her...