Vittorio Gassman
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The Family
(1987)Directed by Ettore Scola and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, La famiglia (1987) stars Vittorio Gassman and Fanny Ardant. Spanning 80 years of Italian history, the film intimately portrays the life of a bourgeois Roman family within the same apartment, from early 20th century through two World Wars and beyond.

Lost Soul
(1977)Catherine Deneuve and Vittorio Gassman star in this intense psychological drama directed by Dino Risi. A successful man becomes obsessed with a locked room in his villa, unlocking a haunting past. As his mental state unravels, the film explores repression and guilt. The film marks a rare dark turn for Risi, master of Italian comedy.

La cambiale
(1959)An industrialist, who is considered rich and instead ends up in prison for insolvency, releases to two lestofanti a bill of exchange for one hundred thousand lire. The two turn it over to the owner of a tobacco shop, who in turn gives it to the owner of a pet store...

I'll Be Going Now
(1991)In this touching drama by Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman plays Augusto, a man released from a psychiatric hospital who returns to a family that no longer has space for him. With sensitivity and irony, the film explores aging, alienation, and redemption. Gassman delivers a masterful performance in one of his most introspective roles. A poignant reflection on dignity and forgotten lives.

Quintet
(1979)During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called "Quintet." For one small group, this obsession is not enough; they play the game with living pieces... and only the winner survives.

Tempest
(1982)John Cassavetes gives a compelling performance as a man confronting a mid-life crisis with extraordinary results for everyone around him.

Sharky's Machine
(1981)Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning superstar Burt Reynolds ("Evening Shade") is Sharky, a relentless undercover vice cop determined to smash an international crime syndicate while protecting a beautiful and dangerously involved young call-girl (Rachel Ward, "The Thorn Birds").

Barabbas
(1961)Barabbas the thief is spared from crucifixion when Jesus Christ dies in his place, but guilt plagues Barabbas for the remainder of his days.

Tempest
(1958)This drama of 18th-century Russia and the reign of Catherine the Great tells of the romance of a young officer and his commander's daughter.