Gabriella Pallotta

In Vittorio De Sica’s slice-of-life drama, another remarkable collaboration with Bicycle Thieves screenwriter Cesare Zavattini, love perseveres even in times of poverty. Driven by an optimistic faith in the rallying power of community, The Roof counters the wealth gap with working-class solidarity.

Returning home after searching for the men who ruthlessly killed his father, a small town sheriff is immersed in a brutal and bloody land war.

With the fate of Rome hanging in the balance, General Gaius Scaevola battles against Tarquinias, the tyrant king aided by the Etruscan army.

After the death of Octavian, the rebel populations of Illyria and Pannonia pose a grave threat to the Roman Empire. Tribune Marcus Ventidius is sent to subdue the uprising and, after a bitter battle, captures Pannonian chief Magdus together with a number of women hostages. But love will lead the battle.