Cinematography: Mario Masini
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Mario Masini. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Padre padrone
1977 · Movie · 117 min. · Italy
Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani
Cast Omero Antonutti · Saverio Marconi · Fabrizio Forte · Marcella Michelangeli
7.4
3K votes
7.4
3K votes
Not too much happy (Allegro non troppo)
1977 · Movie · 85 min. · Italy
Direction Bruno Bozzetto
Cast Marialuisa Giovannini · Néstor Garay · Maurizio Micheli · Mirella Falco
Plot An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has already...
6.9
311 votes
6.9
311 votes
The Hero
2004 · Movie · 97 min. · Angola
Direction Zézé Gamboa
Cast Makena Diop · Milton Coelho · Patrícia Bull · Neuza Borges
Plot Ever since its 30-year civil war ended in April 2002, the country of Angola has been struggling to piece itself back together. Director Zézé Gamboa's beautifully crafted film The Hero...
6.8
70 votes
6.8
70 votes
Teza
2008 · Movie · 140 min. · Ethiopia
Direction Haile Gerima
Cast Aaron Arefe · Abiye Tedla · Takelech Beyene · Teje Tesfahun
Plot The return of the African intellectual Anberber to his native country during the repressive Marxist regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at...
6.8
74 votes
6.8
74 votes
Our Lady of the Turks
1968 · Movie · 124 min. · Italy
Direction Carmelo Bene
Cast Carmelo Bene · Lydia Mancinelli · Ornella Ferrari · Anita Masini
6.6
39 votes
6.6
39 votes
Neon Vampires
1972 · Movie · 75 min. · Italy
Direction Carmelo Bene
Cast Carmelo Bene · Lydia Mancinelli · Alfiero Vincenti · Donyale Luna
Plot Salomè, the whorish daughter of Herod, is lusted after by her depraved stepfather, King Tetrac. When her attempted seduction of the visiting John The Baptist fails, she agrees to satisfy...
6.3
38 votes
6.3
38 votes
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
1974 · Movie · 101 min. · Italy
Direction Francesco Barilli
Cast Mimsy Farmer · Maurizio Bonuglia · Mario Scaccia · Donna Jordan
Plot Sylvia, an industrial scientist, is troubled by strange hallucinations related to the tragic suicide of her mother.
6.3
219 votes
6.3
219 votes
St. Michael Had a Rooster
1972 · Movie · 90 min. · Italy
Direction Paolo Taviani · Vittorio Taviani
Cast Giulio Brogi · Renato Scarpa · Daniele Dublino · Renato Cestié
Plot Sentenced to life imprisonment for illegal activities, Italian International member Giulio Manieri holds on to his political ideals while struggling against madness in the loneliness of his prison cell.
6.3
82 votes
6.3
82 votes
Private Lessons
1975 · Movie · 95 min. · Italy
Direction Vittorio De Sisti
Cast Carroll Baker · Rosalino Cellamare · Leonora Fani · Carlo Giuffré
Plot A sexy piano teacher is the object of desire of one of the young boys in her class. One of his classmates finds out where she lives and hides outside...
4.4
25 votes
4.4
25 votes
ORG
1979 · Movie · 177 min. · Italy
Direction Fernando Birri
Cast Terence Hill · Lidija Juracik · Isaac Twen Obu · Nolika Pareda
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Gli ultimi angeli
1978 · Movie · 97 min. · Italy
Direction Enzo Doria
Cast Nathalie Delon · Philippe Leroy · Alessandro Dpria · Flavio Colombaioni
Plot Elisabeth and Massimo have been separated for two years and decide to affirm their independence with a divorce. The person who suffers the most from the situation is their son...
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Don Giovanni
1970 · Movie · 90 min. · Italy
Direction Carmelo Bene
Cast Carmelo Bene · Lydia Mancinelli · Vittorio Bodini · Gea Marotta
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Another Man's Garden
2007 · Movie · 80 min. · Mozambique
Direction Sol de Carvalho
Cast Evaristo Abreu · Tomóteo Maposse · Maria Amélia Pangane · Filomena Remigio
Plot For a young girl who wants to study medicine in Mozambique, the obstacles extend far beyond the distractions of her boyfriend and her family. A moment of weakness or an...
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C.I.A. Secret Story
1975 · Movie · 107 min. · Italy
Direction Giuseppe Ferrara
Cast Adalberto Maria Merli · Mariangela Melato · Francisco Rabal · Riccardo Cucciolla
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Il ragazzo-motore (S)
1967 · Documentary · 12 min. · Italy
Direction Paola Faloja
Cast Pier Paolo Pasolini
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The Blind Fly
1966 · Movie · 63 min. · Italy
Direction Romano Scavolini
Cast Carlo Cecchi · Laura Troschel · Emiliano Tove · Remo Remotti
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One Hamlet Less
1973 · Movie · 70 min. · Italy
Direction Carmelo Bene
Cast Carmelo Bene · Luciana Cante · Sergio Di Giulio · Franco Leo
Plot The film is a very loose version of the original tragedy of Shakespeare. Carmelo Bene is an obsessive actor who plays for various theaters tragedy Hamlet along with his theater...
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Light Drops
2002 · Movie · 103 min. · Portugal
Direction Fernando Vendrell
Cast Filipe Carvalho · Alexandra Antunes · Amaral Matos · Luís Sarmento
Plot Rui was raised in Mozambique in a small village at the frontier of a mysterious river. Son of Portuguese colonists, his best friend is Ana, a black girl godchild of...
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Bom Dia, África (S)
2009 · Movie · 9 min. · Angola
Direction Zézé Gamboa
Cast Alberto Magassela · Ilda Abdala · Eliote Alex · Esperança Naiene
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Virgin Margarida
2012 · Movie · 90 min. · Mozambique
Direction Licinio Azevedo
Cast Ermelinda Cimela · Sumeia Maculuva · Rosa Mario · Iva Mugalela
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