Italy is not only about grape fields, gourmet cuisine and temperamental people. The country boasts really beautiful and high quality cinematography. imodern.decorexpro.com/en/ has collected for you 20 of the best Italian films that are worth watching at least once in your life. The characters from these comedies, dramas, thrillers and other genres will never let you get bored!
1. Malena (2000)
The beauty of Malena (Monica Bellucci) played a cruel joke on her. Men see nothing in a girl except her appearance, and women hate her fiercely. When Malena receives news of her husband's death at the front, the violence of the townspeople reaches its peak. Only the young lover Renato (Giuseppe Sulfaro) is called upon to protect the widow from a rotten society in his unusual manner.
2. Son's room (2001)
Psychotherapist Giovanni Sermonti (Nanni Moretti )'s son dies. This event becomes a serious trauma for the grieving father. The man continues to pretend that his child is still alive. Will the main character be able to interrupt these torments and regain peace and joy?
3. El Alamein (2002)
In the midst of a war, a group of soldiers find themselves in dire conditions. Affected by the shortage of food, water, medicine and military uniforms. Will Serra (Paolo Briguglia) be able to survive in such conditions when the British make another attempt to attack?
4. The best years of youth (2003)
This is a story of two brothers and their adventures that spans 37 years. And it all starts with the fact that the main characters meet a patient in a psychiatric hospital. How will the lives of Nicola (Luigi Lo Casho) and Matteo (Alessio Boni) change after this?
5. Vanilla and chocolate (2004)
Penelope (Maria Grazia Cucinotta) learns about another betrayal of her husband Andrea (Alessandro Preziosi) and decides to leave, leaving three children behind. The man soon realizes how much his wife is dear to him, how much she did for the sake of the family, so he wants to return the fugitive. But he has a serious rival - the artist Carlos (Joaquin Cortez).
6. Tiger and Snow (2005)
The film is an interesting mix of genres such as drama, melodrama and comedy. In dreams, Attilio (Roberto Benigni) is visited by his beloved muse. But one day the hero meets her in real life. Will he be able to win the favor of an unapproachable woman?
7. Stranger (2006)
Irina (Ksenia Rappoport) is captured by an Italian pimp who makes her prostitute and sell the children of other slaves. How will the heroine escape from a dangerous situation? And can she find her own daughter?
8. Black Sun (2007)
A young couple retires in a luxurious apartment, where the sun is shining brightly and a beautiful view opens from the windows. Lovers are happy, passionate about each other and unrestrainedly rejoice at this. At the same time, in an old house across the street, the drug addict Salvo (Caspar Capparoni) suffers from an attack of withdrawal symptoms. And he doesn't like the love of life and the laughter of the couple at all.
9. Sorry for the love (2008)
Niki (Mikela Kvattrochokke) is a slightly frivolous and reckless high school graduate who you will definitely not get bored with. Alesandro (Raul Bova) is a mature man who recently broke up with his girlfriend. Will such different personalities be able to find a common language?
10. I am love (2009)
The marriage of Emma (Tilda Swinton) weighs on her and makes her very unhappy. However, when her son brings his friend to visit, the woman suddenly begins to feel that her personal life can sparkle with new colors.
11. Blank shots (2010)
Tomaso (Ricardo Scamarchio) comes to visit his relatives. During the dinner, the older brother of the protagonist confesses to being gay. The family is shocked, the father clutches at his heart and kicks the "unsuccessful" son out the door, promising to deprive him of his inheritance and transfer the business to his youngest child.But the complexity of the situation does not end there, because Tomaso is also gay.
12. We have a Dad! (2011)
Cardinal Melville (Michel Piccoli) is elected the new Pope. But at the moment of the transfer of power, the man suddenly refuses to appear at the ceremony, justifying this by his unwillingness to take too high and important post. An atheist psychotherapist is called to help the future pontiff.
13. Me and you (2012)
Lorenzo (Jacopo Olmo Antinori) is a very withdrawn teenager who has social problems. One day the guy decides to spend several days in the basement, away from everyone. But his solitude is interrupted by a strange stranger.
14. Great beauty (2013)
Jep Gambardella (Tony Servillo) is a successful 65-year-old writer who is constantly at the center of various events and has absolutely no intention of "retiring." One day he learns that his first love passed away, but left a diary in which he described his feelings for the main character. From that moment on, Jep increasingly begins to ask questions about the meaning of the years lived.
15. Fasten your seat belts (2014)
Elena (Kasya Smutnyak) meets her best friend's boyfriend. From the very first meeting, young people quarrel and have a strong dislike for each other. But the situation will take such an unexpected turn that the former "enemies" will get married. Will Elena regret her decision?
16. Don't be angry (2015)
Vittorio (Alessandro Borghi) is a drug addict who, after terrible hallucinations, decides to change and take the right path. At the same time, he is trying to save his friend as well. But what if the addiction is stronger?
17. Perfect Strangers (2016)
Seven friends are going to have fun together once again. But this evening one of the girls offers to play an unusual game. Participants need to put their phones on speakerphone when answering calls and read all messages aloud. The band agrees to play, but will everyone be ready for the upcoming discovery of the truth?
18. Meeting point (2017)
In a typical Italian cafe, there is one regular visitor - a man in a business suit. He promises to fulfill the dream of any person who completes the assigned task. The problem is that the assignments of a mysterious stranger are most often associated with crime and a rupture of moral values. And everyone who comes to ask for help turns out to be tied up with each other.
19. Dogman (2018)
A friend of the calm and respectable Marcello (Marcello Fonte) sets him up, and now the main character is accused of a crime that he did not commit. A man faces a difficult choice: forgive a dangerous comrade or punish a villain.
20. Sin (2019)
The plot tells about the life of the painting genius Michelangelo (Alberto Testone). In the center is a difficult creative period in which the artist will have to plunge into religious, political, work and even personal difficulties.