An all-girls school is shaken by the prospect of a beautiful cake – an extravagant, tempting indulgence in an era of rationing and sacrifice.

An all-girls school is shaken by the prospect of a beautiful cake – an extravagant, tempting indulgence in an era of rationing and sacrifice.
Quick recap on the Italian films featured at the festival, including “Nostalgia” and “Freaks Out.”
Pietro Marcello brings Jack London’s Oakland-set novel to Naples in his innovative adaptation.
A Roman fashion house is terrorized by a faceless killer in this endlessly stylish, thrilling midcentury mystery.
A married Russian-Italian mother finds a new passion for life when she meets a younger chef.
Vittorio De Sica explores Italian romance past, present, and future in his award-winning film starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni.
A struggling family of bee farmers get the chance to represent their way of life on a TV competition show.
Ingrid Bergman experiences the land of God in Roberto Rossellini’s 1950 film.
Luchino Visconti’s second film follows a Sicilian fishing family who strives to rise up out of poverty, but face hardships at every turn.
Pietro Germi goes to Sicily with “Divorce Italian Style” and “Seduced and Abandoned,” critiquing law & society against the backdrop of decaying aristocracy and the rise of the mafia.