Cast: Lello Arena

Direction Massimo Troisi

Cast Massimo Troisi · Fiorenza Marchegiani · Lino Troisi · Lello Arena

Synopsis I'm Starting from Three (1981) is a hilarious farce centered around Gaetano, a man from Naples who embarks on a journey to Florence with hopes of starting anew. The film follows his comedic misadventures as he navigates the challenges and...

Direction Massimo Troisi

Cast Massimo Troisi · Giuliana de Sio · Lina Polito · Franco Acampora

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Turi Ferro · Antonio Albanese · Lello Arena · Sabrina Ferilli

Synopsis You laugh (1998) presents a dual narrative. The first story follows Felice, a former baritone who abandoned his musical career due to a heart condition and now works as an accountant at the Opera. He inexplicably finds himself laughing uncontrollably...

Direction Mario Monicelli

Cast Ugo Tognazzi · Maurizio Nichetti · Alberto Sordi · Lello Arena

Synopsis Bertoldo, Bertoldino, and Cascacenno (1984) follows the tale of a resourceful farmer who dares to challenge King Alboino in a battle of wits before the entire royal court in 12th-century Verona, Italy. Armed with nothing but his sharp intellect, the...

Direction Lodovico Gasparini

Cast Lello Arena · Maddalena Crippa · Massimo Troisi · Armando Marra

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Lello Arena · Kasia Smutniak · Jasmine Trinca · Kim Rossi Stuart

Synopsis Wondrous Boccaccio (2015) is set in Florence during the 13th century, as the "Black Death" begins to ravage the city. A group of ten young individuals, consisting of three boys and seven girls, band together to flee the urban chaos...

Direction Nadia Baldi

Cast Giulio Forges Davanzati · Lello Arena · Tosca D'Aquino · Roberto Herlitzka

Direction Massimo Troisi

Cast Massimo Troisi · Marco Messeri · Roberto Benigni · Carlo Verdone

Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani

Cast Laetitia Casta · Adriano Giannini · Cecilia Roth · Marie Bäumer

Synopsis Luisa Sanfelice (TV) (2004) unfolds against the backdrop of the late 18th century, presenting a fictionalized romantic tale inspired by actual historical figures. The narrative revolves around a noblewoman from Naples and her passionate affair with a fellow revolutionary. Their...

Direction Nicola Prosatore

Cast Dominique Donnarumma · Giuseppe Pirozzi · Antonia Truppo · Giovanni Esposito

Synopsis Piano Piano (2022) is set in Naples during the 1986/87 season, a time when the city was celebrating its first Scudetto. The story unfolds in a suburban apartment building where residents are preparing to vacate their homes to make way...

Direction Claudio Norza

Cast Giampaolo Morelli · Gaia Bermani Amaral · Pietro Taricone · Marisa Laurito

Direction Mario Monicelli

Cast Lello Arena · Margherita Buy · Tigana Camara · Ubaldo Carosi

Synopsis Looking for Paradise (1995) chronicles the extraordinary journey of Claudia Bertelli, who was born into an affluent family in Milan in 1949. Raised in England, she defied societal norms, becoming a single mother and a rebel. Her life took a...

Direction Edoardo Palma

Cast Sergio Rubini · Lello Arena · Antonio Petrocelli · Gisella Burinato

Direction Luca Miniero

Cast Christian De Sica · Rocco Papaleo · Angela Finocchiaro · Miriam Leone

Direction Enrico Oldoini

Cast Carlo Verdone · Lello Arena · Marina Suma · Rossana Di Lorenzo

Synopsis Cuori nella tormenta (1984) follows the story of Walter, a dedicated non-commissioned officer in the Navy, and Raf, a skilled ship's cook. Their bond deepens as they form a strong friendship, but their lives take an unexpected turn when they...