Liliana Cavani Movies

Documentary composed of interviews with female partisans who survived the German invasion of Italy in World War II.

A humble scientist from Padua proves that the Earth revolves and that it is not the center of the universe.

A documentary about the trial of Philippe Pétain.

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo,...

Depicts various periods in the life of Saint Francesco: Youth and the first conversion in 1206, the process that inflicts his father, the birth of...

Opera Prima is a tribute and a journey through the evolution that cinema has had in Italy. Tayu Vlietstra, a pupil of Bertolucci, carries out an...

A documentary about the historic film producer, the first woman to make her mark in a predominantly male environment. A key figure in the great...

With a screenplay by Liliana Cavani, this film is based on a true story, events that happened in Alabama in 1965. A daughter of Italian immigrants,...

The film consists largely of a series of interviews with female filmmakers from several different countries and filmmaking eras. Some, such as...

A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student...

After a car accident, a professor, trapped and awaiting help, hears a student recount the life of Milarepa. The tale unfolds in three parts: dark...

A documentary film: two generations reflect on World War II, twenty years after peace was declared in Europe.

Fausto and Elena, two deaf teenagers from different backgrounds, meet and fall in love. As they push back against prejudice and silence – both...

Live from La Scala Saturday 07 July 2007. In this live performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, Violetta, a courtesan much wooed by Parisian society,...

An early short film by Liliana Cavani that confronts the theme of discrimination.

A filmed record of a bizarre garden party organized to pay a fine incurred by singer Ulla for "liberating a chandelier from Harrods."

A documentary about the Third Reich.

In depth commentary and history behind the creation of The Night Porter by Liliana Cavani

A forty year old woman, who has been in an asylum, goes to live with her brother's family. She proves incapable of adapting herself to family life,...