Movies: Dino Risi

  • 1955
    The Sign of Venus

    The Sign of Venus (1955)

    The Sign of Venus

    6.91955HD

    Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her....

    The Sign of Venus
  • 1976
    The Career of a Chambermaid

    The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)

    The Career of a Chambermaid

    4.91976HD

    This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian ...

    The Career of a Chambermaid
  • 1978
    First Love

    First Love (1978)

    First Love

    5.61978HD

    Ugo is an old actor who feels too young to be in an "old actor's house". He just can't stand the rules of the other old people so he escapes with a young girl....

    First Love
  • 1953
    Love in the City

    Love in the City (1953)

    Love in the City

    6.51953HD

    Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze....

    Love in the City
  • 1981
    Ghost of Love

    Ghost of Love (1981)

    Ghost of Love

    7.11981HD

    Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover....

    Ghost of Love
  • 1987
    Teresa

    Teresa (1987)

    Teresa

    4.21987HD

    Teresa is a young widow who is concentrated on her little business until she hires Gino....

    Teresa
  • 1990
    Life with the Kids

    Life with the Kids (1990)

    Life with the Kids

    4.41990HD

    The story of one man dealing with an unexpected series of events, discovering his youth once again in the relationship with a much younger woman and finally coming to grips with his age, and the fact that he hasn't been there for his family like he s...

    Life with the Kids
  • 1968
    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968)

    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses

    6.81968HD

    When Marino goes to Rome for an event, he certainly does not imagine meeting Marisa, who will become the love of his life. But once love is found, it is a matter of spreading it and here the difficulties begin: first the father who opposes it; then, ...

    Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
  • 1973
    Dirty Weekend

    Dirty Weekend (1973)

    Dirty Weekend

    5.31973HD

    A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they're kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. They wind up becoming media "stars" as police and reporters follow them. They all wind up at the beat-up shack of a cranky old codger, wit...

    Dirty Weekend
  • 1980
    I'm Photogenic

    I'm Photogenic (1980)

    I'm Photogenic

    5.41980HD

    Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. He does not realize his agent and acting coach are only manipulating him to further their own careers....

    I'm Photogenic
  • 1970
    The Priest's Wife

    The Priest's Wife (1970)

    The Priest's Wife

    6.11970HD

    After discovering her boyfriend is married, a young woman attempts suicide but survives and falls for the priest who took her call, leading to complications with his vow of celibacy....

    The Priest's Wife
  • 1952
    Toto and the Kings of Rome

    Toto and the Kings of Rome (1952)

    Toto and the Kings of Rome

    71952HD

    An aging, down-and-out public employee must face the primary school examination....

    Toto and the Kings of Rome
  • 1967
    The Tiger and the Pussycat

    The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)

    The Tiger and the Pussycat

    71967HD

    A middle-aged businessman finds himself in thirst for romance adventure, and it seems that a proper partner is not far away....

    The Tiger and the Pussycat
  • 1968
    The Prophet

    The Prophet (1968)

    The Prophet

    5.61968HD

    In this comedy, a guru’s groupie plans to seduce him so she can number him among her many conquests....

    The Prophet
  • 1960
    Love and Larceny

    Love and Larceny (1960)

    Love and Larceny

    7.21960HD

    Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant....

    Love and Larceny
  • 1977
    The Bishop's Bedroom

    The Bishop's Bedroom (1977)

    The Bishop's Bedroom

    5.71977HD

    Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle....

    The Bishop's Bedroom
  • 1991
    The Invisible Wall

    The Invisible Wall (1991)

    The Invisible Wall

    6.91991HD

    June 27, 1980: a DC–9 flying over the Tyrrhenian Sea breaks up mid-air and crashes near the Italian island of Ustica, killing all 81 people on board. The official version blames the "structural failure" of the plane, but a young journalist smells a c...

    The Invisible Wall
  • 1965
    Weekend, Italian Style

    Weekend, Italian Style (1965)

    Weekend, Italian Style

    6.51965HD

    Manager Marletti goes to the sea to meet his wife Giuliana to spend the weekend with her and many friends. After three days Marletti comes back driving his car to Rome. So he can sleep, alone and happy, with silence around him....

    Weekend, Italian Style
  • 1958
    Fast and Sexy

    Fast and Sexy (1958)

    Fast and Sexy

    5.21958HD

    A beautiful, wealthy widow leaves New York to find herself a husband in the Italian village in which she was born. After many tries she...chooses the village blacksmith....

    Fast and Sexy
  • 1965
    The Dolls

    The Dolls (1965)

    The Dolls

    5.71965HD

    This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise on Eugenics", written by Tullio Pinelli from a story by Luciano Salce and Steno, directed by Luigi C...

    The Dolls