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Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old San Francisco writer, gets a divorce that leaves her with terminal writer's block and depression. Later, she decides to buy a house in Tuscany in order to change her life.

What would happen today in a society which defines itself Catholic and Christian if Jesus really came back as announced in the Gospels? Who would take him seriously? And what difficulties would Jesus encounter today to be recognized?

Two stupid lowlifes are "forced" into a life of violent crime on the streets of Italy. What follows is a mocking takeoff of the American crime classic Bonnie and Clyde (1967).

In Renaissance Florence, Tito, a no-good young man pretending to be a scholar, wins the admiration of a blind man who has long looked for someone to finish his scholarly work. He has a beautiful daughter named Romola. Tito flirts with a peasant girl in the streets, and for fun goes through a mock marriage with her -- but she takes it seriously. Romola doesn't really love him, but marries him because her father wishes it. When the Medici are forced out, Tito joins the new government and rises to be chief magistrate. His evil actions earn him the hatred of Romola and of the people, and he is killed by his stepfather. Romola ends up with sculptor Carlo, who has always loved her.

Andrea a Angela are a couple in a middle of a crisis. Andrea think that Angela is having a relationship with someone else, but he has no evidences. Eventually he begins a psychological game with her that it will end up with his destruction.

Niccolò, a reserved man in his thirties, is trapped in a spiral of insecurities, job dissatisfaction, and inner conflicts. A traumatic event triggers a need for change, and after looking at himself in the mirror, he decides to get back in shape. His newfound lifestyle gives him a boost in confidence, enough to muster the courage to confess his feelings to the girl of his dreams. At that moment, he meets the Guru, an enigmatic mentor who convinces him to join his business venture. The promises of success and the chaotic adventures of this new experience lead Niccolò to question his true ideals, confronting him with complex life choices.

The attentive parish priest Don Simone must recognize that no one in his small people is really interested in religion. Despite his efforts, he cannot convince the boys to attend church.

Three former school friends meet after twenty years and realize that they pursued a common enemy: the recommended. Max (Argentero Luke) is a reporter for talent in a local newspaper that was forced to round to write the most unlikely of magazines, came a step away from much needed employment is undermined by the daughter of a famous writer. Irma (Paola Cortellesi), despite being one of the most respected doctors of the hospital, lives with scholarships, and just when the contract is for the favorite is the new girlfriend of the primary.

The relationship between the Medici family and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

Three girls are partying together, when they decide to go and join a girl friend. Bad, terrible, fatal mistake. Because nobody knows what happens when you meet a psycho, an Italian Psycho.

The wayward son of a merchant, affected by his experience of war and prison, has a vision and decides to live a Christian life of poverty as an itinerant preacher. He founds the Franciscans in his hometown of Assisi where he dies in 1226.

Eurydice is bitten by a snake and dies. Orpheus cannot live without her beloved and goes to the Underworld to save her.

The story of Brunelleschi's Cupola for the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence.

Divided into four chapters, and narrated by Maurizio Lombardi's voice over "Strade interrotte" aims to raise awareness among road users - primarily the youngest - about the high degree of danger related to driving a motor vehicle. Through different witnesses- ranging from relatives of road accident victims to first aid operators - the documentary tells the pain of those involved in a road accident, recalling the enormous responsibility that affects anyone who drives in the roads.

Dante observes the conflict between rival factions the Guelphs and the Ghibbelines, how it affects the love of a nobleman for a young nun. After his death a dream reveals the whereabouts of the last pages of the Divine Comedy.