Top 10 Italian Films Ever Made Till 2022!

Italian films have been a stunning piece of art since the 1910s. The film industry started during the 1910s and has been delivering great films ever since. They initially started with silent movies that were quite appreciated by the rest of the world. Huge production companies came up in different parts of the country, which led to more and more masterpieces being made. The number of Italian films made to date that must be watched by everyone cannot be curated into one single list. However, we gave it a shot, and here's what we could gather! Given below in this article are the Top 10 Italian Films Ever Made Till 2022! Go through the list and make sure you don't miss out on watching any of these gems!

1. Caeser Must Die

This movie was released in the year 2012. The movie revolves around the lives of a group of prisoners who are imprisoned in the highest security prison in the country - Rebibbia Prison in Rome. Interestingly, the film is not based on the crimes these prisoners committed or their lives in jail, but instead gives the audience a view of creative awakening and the prisoners' perception of art as they rehearse Shakespeare's Julius Caesar while getting ready to perform it. The film was directed by the Taviani brothers- Vittorio and Paolo Taviani. 

2. Fists in the Pocket

This movie was released back in the year 1965 but still remains a masterpiece. The movie revolves around the story of a dysfunctional family, which the audience slowly realizes is also spiritually sick. It was a politically daring movie by Mario Bellochio, which was basically a dark-humored movie. The dysfunctionality of each character is raw and is shown vividly, in a way that reaches the audience's heart and remains there for a while.

3. The Great Beauty

Released in the year 2013, The Great Beauty shows the story of an elderly writer who goes by the name Jep Gambardella. she is disillusioned and is also quite interested in partying. The film's energetic visuals, the humor, and the phenomenal performances by the actors make it a marvelous movie. The movie aims at taking a dig at the Italian upper class, and undoubtedly, it is successful in doing so quite slyly. 

4. Seven Beauties 

This movie was released in the year 1975 and was quite ahead of its time with its concept and story. The movie focused on the sexual politics of the country; something the whole of Rome is familiar with. Giancarolo Giannini plays her part fabulously, which takes this film to another level. The main story of the movie revolves around a minor criminal from Naples, during the Worl War 2, who is captured by the Nazis after he is deserted from the warfront. He is then sent to one of the concentration camps of the Nazis, from where the story goes forward. 

5. We All Loved Each Other So Much

Made by the master of Italian comedy, Ettore Scola in the year 1974, this movie is a classic comedy that shows the reality of everyday life. The film shows the lives and stories of a group of friends who are separated during World War 2. The movie might be set at a completely different time, but still manages to be quite relevant and relatable even today!

6. The Earth Trembles

Made by Luchino Visconti, The Earth Trembles was released in the year 1948. The movie is based on a Sicilian fishing family, that gets impoverished. It shows the working conditions of the fishermen's society, which turns out to be hauntingly scary. Interestingly, the cast of the movie included mostly non-professional actors, who ended up doing a great job in the overall movie.

7. Big Deal on Madonna Street

This movie released in the year 1958 is one of Mario Monicelli's finest. His movies always aim at portraying tragedies in a light-hearted comical and ironic way. The story here revolves around a group of low-level criminals and their mission of looting a safe that is quite weakly protected. And as expected from Monicelli, the film shows the journey of this heist much more hilariously than any other heist movie of that era. 

8. Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso, released in the year 1988, is one of the most beautiful Italian films ever. It gives the audience a cinematic experience that one can hardly ever forget. It has two main characters, Salvatore and Alfredo, the former being obsessed with cinema. The entire movie is covered in three sections, all of them being ostentatious and sentimental at the same time. The movie's main aim is to show how two communities of the cinematic world were brought together. 

9. A Special Day

Another movie by Ettore Scola, A Special day was released in the year 1977. The film was based on a particular day when Adolf Hitler went to Rome. However, the movie was actually based on the meeting of two people - a sad bachelor, also very handsome, by the way, and a housewife who was quite frustrated. The day turns out to be special when the two comprehend the kind of political distress and suffocation that their country was going through.

10. Accattone 

Released in the year 1961, Accattone was Pier Paolo Pasolini's directorial debut. The movie was based on a novel by Pasolini, which amazingly depicts slum life and how criminality and poverty go hand-in-hand.