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- In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
- The thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.
- The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
- 10 short films by 10 different directors, set to arias by different composers.
- A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
- Augusto Valle is a successful young industrialist who weds Palmira, the girl working in his factory, and the two have a child despite the infant's uncertain legitimacy. Scheming to control her husband's fortune, Palmira has affairs with both the mayor and the judge to have Augusto committed to a mental institution. While there, he falls in love with Serafina Vitali, a young woman who was also put away.
- The history of the first victim of modern artillery and its moving agony, amidst conspiracies and betrayals of the powerful. Life and death of Giovanni De' Medici, a young brave captain in the war of Charles V against the Pope, in the first half of 1500.
- A solitary embalmer meets a charming and unemployed waiter who becomes his assistant, but the two get involved in a morbid and unhealthy professional and personal relationship.
- Giacomo meets Giovanni, his former best friend with whom he quarreled three years before. Giovanni persuades him to go visit their third friend Aldo, who is dying in Sicily; flashbacks tell their story: Aldo was the phantom in operas, Giacomo was dubbing films in which he only made noises, and Giovanni worked as a living department-store mannequin. Unsatisfied with their careers, they try to stage their own show but women troubles separate them.
- In the summer of 1943 Countess Luisa and her son Andrea left Milan to escape the bombings and retreated to their country villa, where they host two of Andrea's contemporaries, cousin Carlo, son of a fascist hierarch who fled to Switzerland, and friend Ferruccio, son of an army officer engaged in war.
- Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813 and lived until 1901, his life spanning nearly a century of political turmoil and considerable personal turmoil. This 1982 biographical television miniseries, as seen on PBS's Great Performances, dramatizes the life of this classic Italian composer known for operas including La Traviata, Rigoletto, and Aida and his Requiem.
- A young and beautiful woman is stalked by two young men through stunning Italian landscapes.
- Three Italian womanizers in Bulgaria smooth-talk three local girls to bed and then vanish back to their country. But when the iron curtain suddenly falls, they fear that the girls might come to Italy to have them fulfill the promises made.
- As a boy the orphan Antonio Stradivari heard for the first time in his life the sound of a violin and he was fascinated by its voice. He tried to construct a violin and attracted the attention of Niccolò Amati, a famous lutist of Cremona. Antonio became apprentice in his bottega (workshop). Grown up, he fell in love for Francesca and he succeeded in marrying her. Afterwards he became more and more famous for his violins and he was granted a diploma from the king of Spain. After the death of his wife he was almost forced to marry again. He was chosen by Antonia Maria and it will be a happy marriage. In the background we have a look at the history of Northern Italy during the seventeenth century.
- Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.
- A luthier is obsessed with the idea of crafting a violin, the sound of which is so exceptional that it will thrill the musician who plays it and caress the souls of those who hear it. This will require a special type of wood, cut from a hallowed tree that is only found in a Balkan forest. A musical quest that is as thrilling as a high-stakes treasure hunt.
- How were Renzo and Lucia before becoming the protagonists of the events told in Manzoni's "The Betrothed"? Second part of the miniseries based on the famous italian tale: the misadventures of the extremely unlucky lovers and their obstacles to get married. Will Renzo and Lucia succeed in crowning their love, despite the difficulties and their tragic historical period?
- The moving life and international career of actress Valentina Cortese is acted out by eight Italian actresses who interpret parts of her biography. A rich assortment of stock footage and film clips creates a vibrant portrait of our Diva.
- "Highly Strung" A story of passion...of obsession...and possession A journey into a rarefied world of elusive tones evoked by horsehair on catgut, of investors lured to spend millions on unique instruments. The deadly sins of lust, jealousy and greed jostle with the purity of philanthropy and sonic perfection. A duel of tension and harmony in a Quartet of youthful virtuosi expanding their skills on a clutch of rare Guadagninis. An exploration of the mystery and the lost, delicate art of constructing these robust masterpieces Exquisite imagery will illuminate a complex history of enduring instruments and their temporary custodians. And then there's the music!
- Tunin and Zvanin are two metalworkers and left-wing militants who, with their families, look forward to the results of the 1994 elections.
- Beginning in Las Vegas with a dance of the Bluebells, we are shown a variety, with jugglers, singers, Thai boxing, cock fighting and so on. A Variety taking place in Hong Kong, Manila, New York, Paris, Cremona. The break between an act and the next being a striptease.
- A bodyguard with split personality is hired to protect an elderly American actor sent to Italy to promote a western video game. They get on each other's nerves but eventually form a bond. He also meets a pretty social worker with problems.
- The Detective that botched the case against Fred Krueger, sets out to find redemption.
- 350 years ago two violin makers from the same town, from the same block, made the most sought after violins ever achieved. Everyone has heard of Antonio Stradivari, but few have heard of Guarneri del Gesu. Why?
- Carmen recently lost her husband, and she thinks that the town's doctor poisoned him and some other elderly people. She accuses him, but the other townsfolk don't like her initiative.
- From the early 1700s to the Civil War enslaved and free Black fiddlers performed the music for dances and house parties hosted by elite plantation owners at their farms and townhouses in the American south.
- Caterina is a twenty-year-old girl from Cremona: her father died before her eyes in Brussels, a victim of the Heysel Stadium disaster. A British police inspector, determined to bring to justice all those responsible, after several years summons her again as an eyewitness as new elements have emerged.
- A comprehensive and compelling look at the devastating impact of coronavirus on the people of the hardest-hit city in the hardest-hit country in the world: Bergamo, Italy.
- A documentary about the life of Benedetto Antelami in Parma (Italy), the biggest sculptor of Medieval period.
- Antonio Stradivari's instruments are now beyond the capability of even the most famous musicians to own. In Search of the Messiah follows Classical BRIT award winning violinist Ruth Palmer as she travels the globe in search of an instrument to play, revealing an extraordinary world of politics, deception, crime and passion.
- An exclusive document shot during the first wave of the Pandemic in April 2020 in which the language of the most merciless news meets the poetic narrative of the protagonists: healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs.
- Zema's slaughterhouse in the province of Cremona has claimed to be caring about animal welfare and protection. What Animal Equality has found is completely different from the claims. Lots of brutal practices have been found, including: Workers abusing and mistreating pigs with kicking, striking and dragging, poor stunning that results with animals being mutilated and slaughtered while still conscious, and animals falling from transport trucks onto the concrete without exit ramps. Each year, about 19% of all pigs raised in the Cremona province are sent to this slaughterhouse.
- Broadcast of a concert given in Cremona, Italy by the Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali, including interviews with the conductor Sandro Naglia and the festival director Gabrio Taglietti.
- In Milan, James submits to a wardrobe update, tries his hand at some exquisite craftsmanship - and bids goodbye to an old friend. Next stop: Venice, by land, air, and lagoon, while in the Dolomites James finds the darker side of Christmas.