På en ståtlig terrass vid Via Aurelia i Rom samlas ett antal medelålders intellektuella ur kultureliten. Det dyra vinet flödar, borden är överfulla av läckerheter, men inom herrarna regerar tomheten. Alla har fastnat i sina roller, oförmögna att hitta nya, medan de krampaktigt försöker hålla fast tiden som sedan länge gjort dem till dess fångar.

Domenico träffar Filumena första gången på en napolitansk bordell under andra världskriget. När ödet flera år senare sammanför dem inleder de en romans som kommer att vara i över två decennier. För vissa tar det nämligen så lång tid att ta sig till altaret.

Ideal som blir till illusioner, förhoppningar som blir till förpliktelser – hela tiden med insikten att den tid som flytt aldrig kommer tillbaka. Med avstamp i partisanernas kamp under andra världskriget breder den episka berättelsen ut sig. Ur ruinerna efter fascismens fall ska ett bättre samhälle byggas, morgondagen är ljus. Här möter vi tre socialister som slogs sida vid sida i kriget, men nu strider om kärleken till samma kvinna, om den vänskap som ständigt sätts på hårda prov och om att hålla drömmarna vid liv när morgondag blir gårdag.

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.

Nattsvart dramakomedi om en fattig familj som trängs i sitt nedgångna hus i en kåkstad utanför Rom. Pappan och familjeöverhuvudet Giacinto har på grund av en olycka fått ut en miljon lire i försäkringspengar, en skatt som han snålt vaktar från resten av familjen, som i sin tur gör allt för att stjäla pengarna. Kampen för överlevnad i den smutsiga misären blandas med rån, sexuella övergrepp, bluffmakeri och mordförsök.

A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. The men assemble to analyze Sordi's rise to power and his increasingly immoral behavior as he attained success, and the warped perceptions of right and wrong he has adopted to remain successful.

Problems arise for Antonio Magnano when he is unable to consummate his marriage to the beautiful Barbara Puglisi and his virility is called into question. Despite the fact that he loves his beautiful wife and they have otherwise been happily married for a year, his problem becomes a source of contention for all concerned.

På den mexikanska landsbygden löper djuren fritt i grönskan intill lekande barn – men det är också djävulens hemvist, tillika en plats för destruktiva naturfenomen. Juan har flyttat hit med sin familj och bor i en villa uppe i bergen. Minnen av det förflutna sammansmälter med framtidsförnimmelser i en familjehistoria.

Splendor is the name of an old movie theater managed by Jordan (Mastroianni), who inherited it from his father. The theater is in decay and only generates debts and trouble, but Jordan gets aid in his almost quixotian quest from projectionist Luigi (Troisi) and ushurette Chantale (Vlady). However, Jordan is finally forced to sell the Splendor to businessman Lo Fazio (Piperno), which plans to transform it in some kind of furniture store. When Jordan leaves the theater for the last time (the very first scene), he recalls the glorious days of Splendor and movies in general.

Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.

A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca, a young and beautiful Florentine, and then learns she might be his daughter. He resolves to keep his hands off but can't seem to stay away, and she's eager for a lover who's a father figure.

Marco Mazzetti, a driving instructor, lives with his wife Irène and their young son. After a series of nauseous dizzy spells he goes to the doctor and discovers that he is four-months pregnant. Marco then becomes internationally famous.

The complicated travails of several generations of Italian women provide the basis for this drama that is based on a novel by Susanna Tamaro. It begins with the peaceful death of Olga, the elderly family matriarch. Marta, her granddaughter returns from the US to attend the funeral and once in Olga's villa in Trieste, begins reading her grandmother's diary. Olga's story unfolds via flashback. As a young woman, Oldga had to marry Antonio a man she didn't love. Later she became passionately involved with a handsome doctor at the local spa. He impregnates her and shortly thereafter dies in a terrible car wreck. The result of their love is Illaria, who grows up to be terribly neurotic. She bears Marta and then she too dies in an automobile accident, leaving Marta to be raised by Olga.

The plot weaves several episodes with several groups of people, Roman families, youth gangs and young love couples, who spend a Sunday at the beach of Ostia.

A rich businessman is fed up with work, family, society, and goes with his accountant to Africa, in search of his brother-in-law who had vanished there in mysterious circumstances. They will find him alright - as a tribal chief, surrounded with lots of topless, shapely wives. They are going to return to civilisation, but will their friend come with them?

Two of Pina Bausch’s most famous works are rehearsed in Germany and Senegal, championing the choreographer’s legacy through a younger generation of dancers.

A love story between a Basque farmer and a Peruvian immigrant.

To mark the ten year anniversary of her death, Amy Winehouse's closest family and friends reveal the truth about the music icon and the impact that her loss has had on them. With access to never-before-seen family archives and rare musical performances, this highly personal and powerful account of the life and death of one of Britain’s best-loved musicians offers a new interpretation of her life, her loves and her legacy.

A romance develops between a happily married middle-aged British politician and an adventurous young aviatrix.

Historian Lucy Worsley visits the places and houses in England where Jane Austen spent time and which served as inspiration for the settings of her novels.