Roberto Perpignani Movies

A pair of working class lovers - a secretary and an accountant, scheme to marry into the rich landed gentry.

A film about General Humberto Delgado's brutal assassination by the Portuguese fascist police in 1965.

A young man returns to his countryside hometown to investigate the unclear circumstances behind the death of his father, ostensibly killed by...

The time is the mid-14th century --- the Pope is now residing at Avignon, the Black Death is killing millions across Europe, and civil wars are...

In early seventies Italy, plagued by criminality and political terrorism, a fearless police commissioner is sent to restore law and order in a...

The true story of Edith Stein, a German Jewish philosopher and feminist who converted to Christianity and became a nun, and died in Auschwitz to...

A deep dive into Glauber Rocha's years exiled in Italy in the 70s. Through a collection of interviews and archives, the movie shows the making of his...

Tommaso, a young boy growing up in a big family in the country often spies on cousin Marta. Then she marries and moves away. The film then following...

Trapianto heralds the end of utopia, the death of that underground, but is also the best prologue in Necropolis, which is not by chance found alive....

A portrait of Italy in the 60's and 70's, based on films by Marco Bellocchio.

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal...

An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Led by Rutolo, they know that their new home is...

In 1931, when the late American Prohibition major bosses have now divided the territory to exploit, the family of one of them - killed in a clash -...

When a journalist is murdered Inspector Micheli begins to investigate. Although someone comes forward to confess to the crime, Micheli doesn't...

In 1975, Thomas Harlan's crew filmed Torre Bela's homestead occupation, in the center of Portugal. Three decades later, RED LINE revisits this...

A David di Donatello-winning short film about a junkyard keeper, in love with the portrait of the Mona Lisa, who is charged with teaching a young...

Directed by Carlo Di Carlo

Fascism has forced the leadership of the Italian Communist Party to settle in Paris. In Italy arrests of militants are decimating the organization,...

Belgian drama.

John the Baptist, the prophet of Israel, is imprisoned by Herod, governor of Judea for protesting Herod's marriage to his brother's wife. Jealousies...