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1. Candy (1968)
R | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Candy Christian, an innocent high-schooler, encounters numerous colorful characters and humorous sexual situations while attempting to find meaning in life.
Director: Christian Marquand | Stars: Ewa Aulin, Richard Burton, Charles Aznavour, Marlon Brando
Votes: 3,590
2. Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
Returning to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Lea Padovani, Antonio Cifariello
Votes: 2,527
3. The King's Whore (1990)
R | 115 min | Drama, History, Romance
Set in the seventeenth century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his wishes.
Director: Axel Corti | Stars: Valeria Golino, Robin Renucci, Paul Crauchet, Amy Werba
Votes: 876
4. The Empty Canvas (1963)
105 min | Drama
The son of a dead Italian nobleman and a wealthy American woman forgets the disappointment of finding he has no talent for being a painter by succumbing to the sexual advances of an amoral model who believes in indiscriminate love affairs.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Bette Davis, Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak, Isa Miranda
Votes: 1,029
5. Love Story (1963–1974)
60 min | Drama
British anthology series of short plays on the theme of romance.
Stars: T.P. McKenna, Frances Cuka, Keith Barron, Patrick Macnee
Votes: 137
6. Montparnasse 19 (1958)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
About the last years of the life of the great artist Modigliani. A poor Italian artist suffering from alcoholism and opium addiction falls in love with Jeanne, a girl from a wealthy family whose parents are categorically against it.
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Gérard Philipe, Lilli Palmer, Anouk Aimée, Lila Kedrova
Votes: 1,674
7. The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 514
8. The Naked Maja (1958)
111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Love takes precedence over art and politics as Spanish painter Goya pines for an aloof duchess.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Ava Gardner, Anthony Franciosa, Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi
Votes: 442
9. Ehrengard (1982)
96 min | Drama
Wolfgang Cazotte, a famous, refined and charming court painter of the early 19th century, conceives an idea: to seduce Ehrengard, a young and fiery virgin, without touching her, but only ... See full summary »
Director: Emidio Greco | Stars: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Audrey Matson, Lea Padovani, Alessandro Haber
Votes: 33
10. Un uomo a metà (1966)
93 min | Drama
Michele, a young intellectual, enters an existential crisis when, without realizing it, his conception of life comes into conflict with collective morality. The result is a serious neurosis... See full summary »
Director: Vittorio De Seta | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Lea Padovani, Ilaria Occhini, Gianni Garko
Votes: 231
11. Rome 11:00 (1952)
107 min | Drama
Based on an actual incident, this is the story of five girls (told in a slow beginning) who are among the 200 women who answer a want ad for a modest secretarial position one rainy morning ... See full summary »
Director: Giuseppe De Santis | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Carla Del Poggio, Maria Grazia Francia, Lea Padovani
Votes: 854
12. Germinal (1963)
110 min | Drama
1863. Etienne Lantier, who has been fired from a railway company for being involved in union activities, lands a miner's job in the North of France. He finds bed and lodging at the Maheus',... See full summary »
Director: Yves Allégret | Stars: Jean Sorel, Berthe Granval, Claude Brasseur, Claude Cerval
Votes: 132
13. Give Us This Day (1949)
Passed | 120 min | Drama
One of the few (if any at the time this film was made) films shot in England with New York City's 'Little Italy" as the locale. This was Edward Dmytryk's first film after he had refused to ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Sam Wanamaker, Lea Padovani, Kathleen Ryan, Bonar Colleano
Votes: 390
14. The Anatomy of Love (1954)
134 min | Comedy
A five-part compilation film. In "The Baby," a poverty-ridden couple with children decides that their newborn is too much and decide to leave him in a church, but the mother can't go ... See full summary »
Directors: Alessandro Blasetti, Paul Paviot | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Dany Robin, François Périer, Alba Arnova
Votes: 190
15. An Eye for an Eye (1957)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
In North Africa Dr. Walter is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. In the evening a husband and his sick wife come to his private home from far away. He tells ... See full summary »
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani, Héléna Manson
Votes: 141
16. Princess of Cleves (1961)
101 min | Drama, History, Romance
Princess of Cleves is married with a rich and old prince but she loves secretly a lord younger, more beautiful and also very popular.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Jean Marais, Marina Vlady, Jean-François Poron, Annie Ducaux
Votes: 517
17. Totò e le donne (1952)
103 min | Comedy
Scaparro, who works in a fabric store, must deal with irritating clients, and when he comes home he finds an unsatisfied, intrusive wife.
Directors: Steno, Mario Monicelli | Stars: Totò, Lea Padovani, Franca Faldini, Ave Ninchi
Votes: 377
18. Angels of Darkness (1954)
94 min | Drama
Tamara, a Roman prostitute, tries to kill herself throwing herself out of the window of the licensed brothel she works in. While she is being taken to hospital the other girls learn that, ... See full summary »
Director: Giuseppe Amato | Stars: Linda Darnell, Valentina Cortese, Lea Padovani, Giulietta Masina
Votes: 195
19. Amori di mezzo secolo (1954)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Anthology of tragic love. A noblewoman falls for a commoner. A doctor keeps quiet about his patients' infidelities. Expectant father is sent to fight in WWI. A 1920s fascist enjoys Rome's nightlife. WWII airman falls for a girl in Naples.
Directors: Mario Chiari, Pietro Germi, Glauco Pellegrini, Antonio Pietrangeli, Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Franco Interlenghi, Leonora Ruffo, Paola Borboni, Carlo Ninchi
Votes: 181
20. Equinozio (1971)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Psychiatrist takes young man to castle owned by strange woman, where the latter discovers he's the incarnation of a dead man.
Director: Maurizio Ponzi | Stars: Claudine Auger, Paola Pitagora, Giancarlo Sbragia, Paolo Turco
Votes: 18
21. Pan, amor y Andalucía (1958)
95 min | Comedy
Determined to postpone his own wedding, a former marshal leaves his bride-to-be and participates in an international music festival in Spain, where he falls for a young dancer.
Director: Javier Setó | Stars: Carmen Sevilla, Vittorio De Sica, Vicente Parra, Peppino De Filippo
Votes: 89
22. Three Steps North (1951)
85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
After a prison sentence an American GI stationed in Italy discovers that his hidden loot has disappeared and goes searching for it.
Director: W. Lee Wilder | Stars: Lloyd Bridges, Lea Padovani, Aldo Fabrizi, William Tubbs
Votes: 177
23. Divisione Folgore (1954)
84 min | War
In the summer of 1942, during the Second World War, a group of young paratroopers from the Folgore Division, after having been subjected to a long and tiring training in Italy, was ... See full summary »
Director: Duilio Coletti | Stars: Fausto Tozzi, Ettore Manni, Monica Clay, Aldo Bufi Landi
Votes: 103
24. Le dossier noir (1955)
115 min | Drama
Jacques Arnaud arrives in a small town somewhere in the province. Soon a citizen reports to him that strangers have broken into his house where they stole a mysterious "black dossier".
Director: André Cayatte | Stars: Antoine Balpêtré, Bernard Blier, Jean-Marc Bory, Daniel Cauchy
Votes: 183
25. L'intrusa (1956)
100 min | Drama
A doctor saves a girl from suicide and marries her out of pity. Soon the evil man who had pushed her to the limit taking advantage of her re-enters her life. The ensuing crisis will help ... See full summary »
Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Amedeo Nazzari, Lea Padovani, Andrea Checchi, Cesco Baseggio
Votes: 59
26. Outcry (1946)
90 min | War, Drama
Italian resistance fighters take on the Germans
Director: Aldo Vergano | Stars: Elli Parvo, Massimo Serato, Lea Padovani, Vittorio Duse
Votes: 64
27. Our Men in Bagdad (1966)
100 min | Action, Romance, Thriller
The USA pass an exceptional top secret contract with a country in the Middle East: they are selling arms in exchange for exclusive rights on the country's rich oil resources. The USSR sent ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Bianchini | Stars: Roger Hanin, Rory Calhoun, Evi Marandi, Raf Baldassarre
Votes: 46
28. Il seduttore (1954)
97 min | Comedy
Alberto is forced to face his wife and his two lovers at the same time.
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Lea Padovani, Lia Amanda, Jacqueline Pierreux
Votes: 152
29. Guai ai vinti (1954)
98 min | Drama, War
Following a brutal assault by invading Austrian soldiers, two women must deal with the consequences of that attack and with the scorn they face by friends and family alike.
Director: Raffaello Matarazzo | Stars: Lea Padovani, Anna Maria Ferrero, Clelia Matania, Camillo Pilotto
Votes: 31
30. Frenesia dell'estate (1964)
100 min | Comedy
Director: Luigi Zampa | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Sandra Milo, Michèle Mercier, Philippe Leroy
Votes: 110
31. The White Devil (1947)
100 min | Drama
Director: Nunzio Malasomma | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Annette Bach, Roldano Lupi, Lea Padovani
32. L'amante dell'Orsa Maggiore (1983– )
450 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Ray Lovelock, Emilio Marchesini, Mariella Lo Giudice, Paolo Bonetti
33. The Contessa's Secret (1954)
89 min | Drama, History, Romance
Director: Georges Combret | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Georges Marchal, Paul Meurisse, Rossano Brazzi
Votes: 32
34. Cuore di mamma (1988 TV Movie)
97 min | Drama
A conventional Northern Italian family is in shock when the mother Eloisa decides to re-marry.
Director: Gioia Benelli | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Massimo Girotti, Lea Padovani, Tina Lattanzi
Votes: 21
35. Gran varietà (1954)
103 min | Comedy, Musical
A musical comedy portmanteau in five segments: Mariantonia, Cuttica, Il Fine Dicitore, Fregoli, and Il Censore.
Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Maria Fiore, Nico Pepe, Renato Malavasi, Mario Siletti
Votes: 46
36. Barrier of the Law (1954)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Drama
(1954) Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani, Jacques Sernas, Maria Frau. This is a top Italian crime thriller with a great cast. The plot concerns an undercover cop who infiltrates a gang of clever... See full summary »
Director: Piero Costa | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Lea Padovani, Maria Frau, Jacques Sernas
37. One of Those (1953)
89 min | Drama
Rocco and his brother Martino are two rich country-estate owners who descend upon the city in search of adventure.
Director: Aldo Fabrizi | Stars: Totò, Lea Padovani, Peppino De Filippo, Aldo Fabrizi
Votes: 108
38. Atto di accusa (1950)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A luckless young teacher is suspected of committing two murders. When his lover begins to have doubt about his innocence, he seems to be doomed.
Director: Giacomo Gentilomo | Stars: Lea Padovani, Marcello Mastroianni, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Andrea Checchi
Votes: 93
39. La moglie è uguale per tutti (1955)
95 min | Comedy
Antonio De Papis is a lawyer and his specialization is separation by mutual consent. He is contrary to marriage because he sees so many of them going wrong. So when his nephew calls on him ... See full summary »
Director: Giorgio Simonelli | Stars: Nino Taranto, Nadia Gray, Lea Padovani, Hélène Rémy
Votes: 27
40. Il treno per Istanbul (1980– )
Drama
Stars: William Berger, Mimsy Farmer, Alfredo Pea, Lea Padovani
Votes: 28
41. I figli non si vendono (1952)
104 min | Drama
Director: Mario Bonnard | Stars: Lea Padovani, Jacques Sernas, Maria Grazia Francia, Paola Barbara
42. Due mogli sono troppe (1951)
79 min | Comedy
After World War 2, a newly married couple travel to Italy on their honeymoon and visit the town where he fought. The town, however, holds some secrets.
Director: Mario Camerini | Stars: Kieron Moore, Griffith Jones, Lea Padovani, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 40
43. Che tempi! (1948)
90 min | Comedy
Director: Giorgio Bianchi | Stars: Gilberto Govi, Anna Caroli, Lea Padovani, Walter Chiari
Votes: 42
44. Chéri-Bibi (1955)
84 min | Drama
Director: Marcello Pagliero | Stars: Jean Richard, Lea Padovani, Arnoldo Foà, Danielle Godet
Votes: 32
45. Cinema d'altri tempi (1953)
106 min | Comedy
Director: Steno | Stars: Lea Padovani, Walter Chiari, Gianni Cavalieri, Jean Demy
Votes: 41
46. Ciao Gulliver (1970)
90 min | Drama
Director: Carlo Tuzii | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Antonello Campodifiori, Sydne Rome, Lorenzo Piani
Votes: 10
47. Taxi di notte (1950)
88 min | Comedy
A taxi driver, with singing ambitions, finds an abandoned baby in his cab and begins to look for his mother. He doesn't find her but succeeds in finding two people who want to adopt the child.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet, Philippe Lemaire, Virginia Belmont
Votes: 32
48. Ottocento (1959– )
80 min | Drama
Stars: Sergio Fantoni, Lea Padovani, Warner Bentivegna, Claudio Dani
49. Gli altri, gli altri... e noi (1967)
Comedy, Drama
An unemployed youth tries different jobs such as waiter, hairdresser, porter, salesman and when desperate, he goes to sleep in a flop-house, where he finds a job as a night watchman.
Director: Maurizio Arena | Stars: Maurizio Arena, Nando Angelini, Isabella Biagini, Rossano Brazzi
Votes: 9
50. Call of the Blood (1948)
88 min | Drama
Directors: John Clements, Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Kay Hammond, John Clements, John Justin, Hilton Edwards