Francesco Leonetti

Oedipus Rex

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti

In pre-war Italy, a young couple have a baby boy. The father, however, is jealous of his son - and the scene moves to antiquity, where the baby is taken into the desert to be killed. He is rescued, given the name Edipo (Oedipus), and brought up by the King and Queen of Corinth as their son. One day an oracle informs Edipo that he is destined to kill his father and marry his mother. Horrified, he flees Corinth and his supposed parents - only to get into a fight and kill an older man on the road…

Hawks and Sparrows

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Totò, Ninetto Davoli

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

I cannibali

Liliana Cavani

Britt Ekland, Tomás Milián

On the streets of a damp metropolis lie the corpses of hundreds and hundreds of boys and girls. No one can give them a resting place because of a law enacted by a repressive State. But the young Antigone, with the help of a foreigner, Tiresias, violates this rule in the name of pietas, undermining the established order.

Capriccio all'italiana

Pino Zac, Steno

Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia

The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

I vesuviani

Pappi Corsicato, Antonietta De Lillo

Anna Bonaiuto, Iaia Forte

Five Neapolitan directors depict life in the city under the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for this anthology film of comedy, drama, surrealism, and political commentary.

Shaping Negation

Ugo Mulas, Francesco Leonetti

A self-parody film on Arnaldo Pomodoro's sculptures and the art as "commodity", shot together with Francesco Leonetti and Ugo Mulas.