Marco Bellocchio Movies

Various generations of filmmakers talk about what cinema means for them.

A child in anaphylactic shock after an insect sting is brought by her father to a doctor, a foreigner who doesn't speak the language well and is...

Fragments of a collaboration between director Franco Piavoli (The Blue Planet, The First Breath of Wind) and students of the Laboratory Making Cinema...

A man wanders the streets of a small provincial town, obsessed by the idea of meddling in the lives of others.

The story of a turbulent relationship between Elisa, a mentally unstable young woman, and her psychiatrist who, meets her after she's hospitalized...

An account of the life and artistic career of Raffaella Carrà (1943-2021), Italian pop star and television personality, told through the...

Drawing on archives and interviews, including one with Italian director Marco Bellocchio, this is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making...

A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student...

In May 1946, Maria José of Savoy ascends to become Queen of Italy, only to face the realisation that the monarchy is ending and her reign will...

Marco Bellocchio in his interview with Joyce in 1994 talks about his attitude towards life devoid of dreams and illusions, but extremely active,...

A documentary set in Paola, in Calabria, about the fight to occupy housing.

The extremely mawkish hides something extremely violent.

A young writer is trapped between his awful actress mother and the knowledge that he has only a mediocre talent as a playwright and almost no force...

A strange encounter with an unknown man from a story a harpist tells to his friend during a recording session.

In the theater of a small village, rehersals are taking place for a show based on the opera I Pagliacci. There is no orchestra, just a piano and the...

A two year old girl, surprised and moved, watches her past materialize via amateur footage on the family TV set. She watches without regrets or...