Best new Italian Movies in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List)



List of the latest Italian movies in 2024 and the best Italian movies of 2023 & the 2010's. Top Italian movies to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & other Streaming services, out on DVD/Blu-ray or in cinema's right now.

New Italian movies in 2024 in Cinema & on VOD

Top movies up for release in 2024 in cinema and on VOD


  • Kidnapped

    DIRECTOR: Marco Bellocchio
    CAST: Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese & Paolo Pierobon
    The year is 1851 and the young Edgardo Mortara finds himself being kidnapped away from his Jewish family by the Papal States. Away from Jewish influence, he was raised to be Catholic. But when he grows up, Edgardo finds himself struggling between the religion he was taught and the plight of his birth family and their values. This religious drama, loosely based on Il caso Mortara by Daniele Scalise, comes from director Marco Bellocchio (Exterior Night, Marx Can Wait), co-writer Susanna Nicchiarelli (Chiara, Miss Marx) and stars the talents of Enea Sala, Leonardo Maltese, Paolo Pierobon, Fausto Russo Alesi, and Barbara Ronchi. Read more

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  • Trust

    DIRECTOR: Daniele Luchetti
    CAST: Elio Germano, Federica Rosellini & Pilar Fogliati
    Domenico Starnone romantic novel of the same name gets the movie treatment. The film centers on the fiery relationship between Pietro and Teresa. After much arguing, they make an attempt to understand each other’s shame. It doesn’t work and Pietro leaves her, later falling in love with and marrying Nadia. But when Teresa comes back into Pietro’s life at the worst time, which route will he choose? This love triangle of romantic drama and questioning identity comes from director Daniele Luchetti (The Ties, Ordinary Happiness) and stars Pilar Fogliati, Vittoria Puccini, Isabella Ferrari, Elio Germano, Luca Gallone, and Elena Bouryka. Read more

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  • Fireworks

    DIRECTOR: Giuseppe Fiorello
    CAST: Samuele Segreto, Gabriele Pizzurro & Fabrizia Sacchi
    Growing gay is not easy in 1980s Italy. Amid a time of hideous prejudice, teenagers Gianni and Nino try to conceal their love, having been bullied for homosexuality. But when their romance is discovered, the families feud and further friction is caused, forcing the two young lovers apart. This Italian romantic drama with coming-of-age elements comes from director and co-writer Giuseppe Fiorello (Chi m'ha visto, Il mondo sulle spalle) with a cast that includes the talents of Samuele Segreto (At War With Love), Simone Raffaele Cordiano (I racconti della domenica), Gabriele Pizzurro, Antonio De Matteo, Simona Malato, Enrico Roccaforte, and Fabrizia Sacchi. Read more

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Best Italian movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ or DVD in 2024

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and the 2010's best rated Italian movies out on DVD, Bluray or streaming on VOD (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+ & More).
  • A Brighter Tomorrow

    DIRECTOR: Nanni Moretti
    CAST: Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy & Silvio Orlando
    Giovanni is a director who is struggling to handle his family and politics. His latest film, an adaptation of John Cheever's "The Swimmer", is set in the 1950s and centers around Italian Communist Party of the USSR invasion of Hungary. The production of the flm becomes all the more complicated with the bitter relationship towards his family. Directed by Nanni Moretti (Three Floors, Mia Madre), this meta comedy-drama about movie making and history stars Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Silvio Orlando, Mathieu Amalric, and Barbora Bobulova. Read more

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  • La chimera

    DIRECTOR: Alice Rohrwacher
    CAST: Josh O'Connor, Isabella Rossellini & Alba Rohrwacher
    Taking place in the 1980s, La Chimera centers on the career of a young English archeologist. His work soon leads to him becoming involved with criminal network that focuses their pilfering on Etruscan artifacts. This dangerous line of work is further complicated when a romance enters the picture, making the lives of archeologists all the more complicated. Written and directed by Alice Rohrwacher (Le pupille, Happy as Lazzaro), this romantic period drama stars the talents of Josh O'Connor, Isabella Rossellini, and Alba Rohrwacher. Read more

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  • Last Night of Amore

    DIRECTOR: Andrea Di Stefano
    CAST: Pierfrancesco Favino, Linda Caridi & Antonio Gerardi
    Franco Amore was one day away from retirement from the police force. His final day, however, is darkened by the death of his long-time partner amid a diamond heist. Angered, a quest for revenge begins for a cop who can't let his partner die in vain. But will it be enough time to bring justice for the dead? Written and directed by Andrea Di Stefano (The Informer, Escobar: Paradise Lost), this cop drama stars Pierfrancesco Favino, Linda Caridi, and Antonio Gerardi. Read more

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  • Nuovo Olimpo

    DIRECTOR: Ferzan Özpetek
    CAST: Damiano Gavino, Andrea Di Luigi & Luisa Ranieri
    Two men in their mid-20s find themselves longing for love and falling for each other. Their lives together seem more fulfilled and packed with affection. Unfortunately, a tragic event separates the two men, leaving them longing for each other’s touch once more. They spend the next thirty years trying to become reunited, hoping to continue their romance. But can love last when the world and time seem to force them apart? Directed by Ferzan Özpetek (The Ignorant Fairies, Facing Windows) and co-written by Gianni Romoli (20 Cigarettes, Saturn in Opposition), this romantic drama that spans the ages stars Luisa Ranieri, Greta Scarano, Aurora Giovinazzo, Federico Mancini, and Gianluca D'Ercole. Read more

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  • The First Day of My Life

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Genovese
    CAST: Toni Servillo, Margherita Buy & Valerio Mastandrea
    Four people find themselves at the end of their ropes when they decide to end their lives. Before they commit suicide, however, they are approached by a mysterious stranger. The stranger grants them the opportunity to see what life would be like if they weren’t around. Peering further into the future, these strangers learn about how valuable life is and how much impact they leave. Based on the novel by Paolo Genovese, this low-fantasy drama came from director Paolo Genovese and was co-written by Isabella Aguila, Paolo Costella, and Rolando Ravello. The film stars Margherita Buy, Sara Serraiocco, Toni Servillo, Vittoria Puccini, and Lino Guanciale. Read more

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  • The Eight Mountains

    DIRECTOR: Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
    CAST: Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi & Filippo Timi
    Based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Cognetti, this sweeping drama centers around two friends who grew up hoping to remain just that. Pietro and Bruno met at a remote Alpine village and hit it off well. When they reach adulthood, they try to reconnect and see how much of their friendship remains. Directed by Felix van Groeningen (Beautiful Boy), this coming-of-age drama stars Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Filippo Timi, and Surakshya Panta. Read more

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  • The King of Laughter

    DIRECTOR: Mario Martone
    CAST: Toni Servillo, Maria Nazionale & Cristiana Dell'Anna
    Eduardo Scarpetta was a legendary actor and comedian of Italy. He rose to fame as a Neapolitan player appearing in a variety of plays throughout the late 1800s. His tale of comedy and drama is explored in this biographical drama that digs deep into one of the funniest men from the 19th century. Directed and co-written by Mario Martone (The Mayor of Rione Sanità), this biographical drama stars the likes of Toni Servillo, Maria Nazionale, Cristiana Dell'Anna, Antonia Truppo, Eduardo Scarpetta, Roberto De Francesco, Lino Musella, Marzia Onorato, Paolo Pierobon, Gianfelice Imparato, and Iaia Forte. Read more

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  • The Hand of God

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Sorrentino
    CAST: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo & Teresa Saponangelo
    Paolo Sorrentino (This Must Be the Place) writes and directs his most personal projects with this coming-of-story. The young Fabietto Schisa finds himself going through odd times in 1980s Naples. His time in Italy finds him experiencing all of the many conflicting and confusing emotions that come with growing up. He gets to know the sorrow that comes with following in love as well as its many joys. He also finds himself thrown into an incident of tragedy and meeting a superstar athlete. Premiering at the 78th Venice International Film Festival, this Italian drama about growing up features a cast that includes Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, and Massimiliano Gallo. Read more

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  • Baggio: The Divine Ponytail

    DIRECTOR: Letizia Lamartire
    CAST: Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè & Andrea Pennacchi
    Roberto Baggio is perhaps one of the most revered Italian football players. Having been a star athlete, his athletic abilities have thrilled fans and inspired others around the globe. But his road to fame was a rocky one as this film looks back on his rise to the top, facing all the hardships and struggles that comes with trying to become the best footballer in the world. Letizia Lamartire directs this docudrama biography on the legendary sports star with a cast that includes Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè, and Thomas Trabacchi. Read more

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  • Lontano lontano

    DIRECTOR: Gianni Di Gregorio
    CAST: Gianni Di Gregorio, Ennio Fantastichini & Giorgio Colangeli
    An elderly trio of men are finding themselves quite bored and dissatisfied with their lives in their neighborhood of Rome. Seeking a great change in scenery, they decide to venture off abroad to relocate and find somewhere new and exciting, wherever it may be in the wide world. Gianni Di Gregorio writes and directs this bittersweet comedy about growing old with the aged trio being played by Ennio Fantastichini, Giorgio Colangeli, and Gianni Di Gregorio. Read more

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  • Tolo Tolo

    DIRECTOR: Checco Zalone
    CAST: Checco Zalone, Manda Touré & Nassor Said Birya
    A failed Italian entrepreneur tries his luck as a waiter in Northern Africa. However, when that area is being attack by terrorists, he has to flee. Read more

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  • Piranhas

    DIRECTOR: Claudio Giovannesi
    CAST: Francesco Di Napoli, Artem Tkachuk & Viviana Aprea
    A collective of teenage boys dabble in the criminal acts of dealing drugs and utilizing assault weapons to defend their home of Naples. Though they may seem like they’re fighting for their community, they’re really in this illegal business for the money, garnering enough wealth that they can start boasting designer clothing in their neighborhood. Despite seeming financially secure, they soon come to realize they don’t have much of a future in this gritty Italian crime drama. Read more

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  • The Traitor

    DIRECTOR: Marco Bellocchio
    CAST: Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Cândido & Fabrizio Ferracane
    The true story of Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino), one of the first Sicilian Mafia bosses to become known as pentito for having brought down the Cosa Nostra. The film takes place in the 1980s during a mob war over drugs. Buscetta initially fled to Brazil to escape such a bloody battle of crime lords but makes the tough decision to betray the vows of the mob when he is arrested and extradited back to Italy in this stirring true crime drama. Read more

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  • Tre Piani

    DIRECTOR: Nanni Moretti
    CAST: Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher & Nanni Moretti
    The lives of three very different Italian families collide as they all occupy apartments in a stuffy and wealthy condominium. Laughs and tears are shared in this observation on bourgeois society. Directed by Nanni Moretti (The Son’s Room, We Have a Pope), this modern mixture of comedy and drama boasts an ensemble cast that includes Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher, Nanni Moretti, Adriano Giannini, Margherita Buy and Alessandro Sperduti. Also known as “La Nostra Strada” or “Our Street.” Read more

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  • Tommaso

    DIRECTOR: Abel Ferrara
    CAST: Willem Dafoe, Cristina Chiriac & Anna Ferrara
    A beautiful portrait of a troubled American film director and former drug addict (Willem Dafoe) who tries to get his act together by moving to Italy. Based on director Abel Ferrara's own life. Read more

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  • Happy as Lazzaro

    DIRECTOR: Alice Rohrwacher
    CAST: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher
    In the vein of the best Italian neorealist movies, 'Happy as Lazzaro' tells the tale of a isolated, rural community living perfectly lives. After an unfaithful event, the villagers see themselves confronted with modern life... A poetic little gem by one of Italy's most interesting filmmakers. Read more

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  • Pinocchio

    DIRECTOR: Matteo Garrone
    CAST: Roberto Benigni, &
    Whether this project sees the light of day in 2019 remains to be seen, but there a plenty of reasons to be excited. A life-action Pinocchio adaptation directed by Matteo Garrone ('Gomorra') starring Roberto Benigni ('La Vita e Bella'). Read more

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  • Dogman

    DIRECTOR: Matteo Garrone
    CAST: Adamo Dionisi, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano
    Based on true events, the historical gangster flick evolves around the bloody murder of a dog groomer. Read more

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  • Fortunata

    DIRECTOR: Sergio Castellitto
    CAST: Stefano Accorsi Emanuela Aurizi Alessandro Borghi
    Fortunata (Lucky) is Sergio Castellitto's (Non ti muovere, 2004) gripping new drama film about a recently divorced mother's struggles with life. She dreams of opening her own barbershop, but this proves to be difficult. When she falls in love with her daughter's psychologist, things seems to change for the better. Read more

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    RATING: 76/100

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  • Il Capitale Umano

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Virzì
    CAST: Fabrizio Bentivoglio Matilde Gioli Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
    A wealthy family about to fall apart has been the recipe for quite some decent drama films. With Human Capital, an adaptation of the eponymous American novel, director Paolo Virzi manages to add a fresh touch to the subgenre by telling the story of the destinies two families tied together by an unfortunate accident through the eyes of three family members. It’s impressive how Virzi puts the pieces of the puzzle together in the emotional climax which is both wry and satisfying. Read more

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    RATING: 73/100

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  • Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers)

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Genovese
    CAST: Giuseppe Battiston Anna Foglietta Marco Giallini
    A group of friends get together for what's supposed to be a nice dinner. As they set out, they invent a game: everyone has to share every text, whatsapp message or phone call they receive. They're all friends, so what do they have to hide for each other? A sly comedy about our times where everyone is connected all the time. Brilliant! Read more

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    RATING: 77/100

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  • Fuocoammare (Fire at sea)

    DIRECTOR: Gianfranco Rosi
    CAST: Samuele Pucillo, Giuseppe Fragapane, Pietro Bartolo
    One of the most poignant and heartbreaking documentaries you will see this year. Fuoccoammare is a poetic account of the troubles the small Italian island Lampedusa (and Europe in general) is facing, as thousands after thousands desperate North African immigrants wash ashore. Read more

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    RATING: 69/100

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  • Le Grande Bellezza

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Sorrentino
    CAST: Toni Servillo Carlo Verdone Sabrina Ferilli
    don´t really have something to add to the ever expanding euphoric discourse around this film. La Grande Bellezza is the ´Great Beauty´ indeed. A deeply melancholy picture about a once great writer, contemplating about his past life and ´beauty´ in the broadest sense of the word. A Felliniesque visual trip through modern day Rome with its artsy fartsy extravaganza, stuffed with beautifully composed scenes, tracking shots and impressive long takes, Sorrentino has proven himself as one the most gifted directors on earth. As you could have guessed, also our best Italian film of 2013. Read more

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    RATING: 77/100

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  • Il Futuro

    DIRECTOR: Alicia Scherson
    CAST: Manuela Martelli Luigi Ciardo Rutger Hauer
    Il Futuro, which is based on Roberto Bolaño’s novel Una novelita lumpen, is a film that is hard to pigeonhole without using impossible and ultimately empty labels like ‘magical-realist coming-of-age crime romance’. Anyway, the story evolves around Bianca and Tomas, who’ve just become orphans after their parents died in a car crash. The girl, who’s slightly older and thus has a stronger sense of responsibility, tries to cope with the situation the best she can, while she sees her brothers’ situation worsening as he befriends the wrong people. These ‘friends’, persuasive as they are, ask Bianca to help them rob an old, blind former actor (Rutger Hauer!) who lives alone in an isolated villa. Reluctant at first, Bianca is getting more and more attached to the old man and eventually unwilling to follow through with the initial plan Read more

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    RATING: 58/100

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  • La Migliore Offerta

    DIRECTOR: Giuseppe Tornatore
    CAST: Geoffrey Rush Jim Sturges Sylvia Hoeks
    Director Giuseppe Tornatore is back with his first film in English, after the disappointing Baarìa, a sentimental vehicle which can best be viewed as a two and a half hour olive oil commercial. La Migliore Offerta (The Best Offer in English) is a thrilling romantic drama about an eccentric art collector and auctioneer, Virgil Goodman, who falls in love with a girl who hires him to auction her deceased parents’ art collection. She doesn’t dare to show herself however, as she is suffering from a severe form of agoraphobia, and communicates exclusively behind a wall in her luxurious villa which is stuffed with art. Within time however, Virgil gains her trust and a passionate romance seems to commence… Read more

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    RATING: 78/100

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  • Miele

    DIRECTOR: Valeria Golino
    CAST: Jasmine Trinca Carlo Cecchi Libero De Rienzo
    Miele. It’s a thought provoking film and a promising debut, even though it has its flaws. Miele is a young woman who devotes her life to helping terminally ill people out who see no other way than committing suicide. When a new, physically healthy but deeply depressed ‘client’ asks for Miele’s help, she sees herself confronted with some moral difficulties. A touching film, backed by a great soundtrack (Caribou, Talking Heads, Shearwater and Duran Duran among others), which ultimately tends a little bit too much to sentimentalism. Read more

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    RATING: 68/100

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  • Call Me by Your Name

    DIRECTOR: Luca Guadagnino
    CAST: Elena Bucci Vanda Capriolo Amira Casar
    After 'A Bigger Splash', director Luca Guadagnino returns with another English language film set in his native Italy. And what a stunner it is. 'Call Me By Your Name', which is based on a 2007 novel, tells the story of an American adolescent living on the North Italian countryside in the 1980's. When an American student, who is slightly older, stays for the summer, a passionate love blossoms. 'Call Me By Your Name' is one of those rare movies that truly captures the magic of being in love for the first time. Read more

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    RATING: 93/100

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  • Fai bei sogni (Sweet Dreams)

    DIRECTOR: Marco Bellocchio
    CAST: Bérénice Bejo Valerio Mastandrea Fabrizio Gifuni
    Massimo's idyllic childhood is shattered by the death of his mother. Years later, he is forced to relive his traumatic past and compassionate doctor Elisa could help him open up and confront his childhood wounds. Read more

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    RATING: 75/100

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  • Lazarro Felice

    DIRECTOR: Alice Rohrwacher
    CAST: Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani, Luca Chikovani, Alba Rohrwacher
    Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world. Read more

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  • Loro

    DIRECTOR: Paolo Sorrentino
    CAST: Riccardo Scamarcio, Toni Servillo, Chiara Iezzi
    The life and times of Silvio Berlusconi, one of the most controversial European leaders in contemporary history. Read more

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    RATING: 92/100

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- Best Italian TV Series out in 2024 & 2023 on Netflix & on TV Related: Best new Spanish Movies in 2024 & 2023 (Netflix, Prime, Hulu & Cinema List) Like France and Germany, Italy is among the European countries with a long and very rich film history. Indeed, it is practically impossible to name just 10 great Italian movies, but we did it anyway. So at the 2014’s Academy Awards we finally saw a great new Italian film winning the Oscar for best foreign film again. About time, since the last Italian director who did so was Roberto Benigni with his sentimental but highly enjoyable La Vita é Bella in 1998. La Grande Belezza was truly a masterpiece, but I will elaborate more on that later. Hopefully Paolo Sorrentino put Italy back on the map as one of Europe’s (or the World’s) heavyweights in cinema, since we haven’t seen that many Fellini’s, Antonioni’s and Scola’s recently. Italy more or less dominated the best foreign film discourse from the 50’s up to the 80’s: between ’56 (the year the award was given for the first time) and ’81 an Italian film wasn’t nominated only four times. Besides, they still hold the record for receiving the biggest amount of foreign film Oscars: fourteen. Just to give you an idea. Those golden days may be over, but of course the Oscars can hardly be considered a great quality indicator of a nation’s film industry. It is way more interesting to take a look yourself at what Italy produced in recent years.