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Synopsis
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
Rosanna Schiaffino
Cast
Bruce Balaban
Cast
Maria Pia Schiaffino
Cast
Jean-Marc Bory
Cast
Alexandra Stewart
Cast
Orson Welles
Cast
Mario Cipriani
Cast
Laura Betti
Cast
Edmonda Aldini
Cast
Ettore Garofolo
Cast
Ugo Gregoretti
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Ugo Gregoretti
Writer
Roberto Rossellini
Writer
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer

The Visitor
1963Certain that "the right man" is crucial to her escaping the confines of the Italian village where she lives, Pina places an ad in the newspaper. She gets a response from Adolfo, who agrees to travel from his residence in Rome to visit her. As flashbacks shed light on both their pasts, suspense builds about how they will relate to one another.
Popularity: 7.3

Billy Liar
1963A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
Popularity: 6.8

A Difficult Life
1961Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
Popularity: 8.0

Being Two Isn't Easy
1962The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
Popularity: 6.8

Wife Number 13
1962Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.
Popularity: 6.8

Simon of the Desert
1965Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Popularity: 7.6

The Visitor
1963Certain that "the right man" is crucial to her escaping the confines of the Italian village where she lives, Pina places an ad in the newspaper. She gets a response from Adolfo, who agrees to travel from his residence in Rome to visit her. As flashbacks shed light on both their pasts, suspense builds about how they will relate to one another.
Popularity: 7.3

Billy Liar
1963A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
Popularity: 6.8

A Difficult Life
1961Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.
Popularity: 8.0

Being Two Isn't Easy
1962The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
Popularity: 6.8

Wife Number 13
1962Murad Salem is a rich man who is used to getting what he wants whenever he wants it. When he meets a beautiful woman in Alexandria, he wants her as wife number thirteen. He buys himself into the heart of the woman, until a well-meaning, former fiancée of her husband tells her just how many times he has been divorced. The new bride launches into a series of ploys that keep her away from the marriage bed.
Popularity: 6.8

Simon of the Desert
1965Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.
Popularity: 7.6

On the Tiger's Back
1961Giacinto Rossi, a poor driver up to his neck in debt, is imprisoned for simulated crime. He finds himself in a cell with Tagliabue, an unscrupulous murderer; Sorcio, an elderly thief; and Papaleo, an honor-obsessed intellectual who murdered his fiancée's lover. Giacinto is forced by the three men to make a daring escape from prison.
Popularity: 7.3

Chimes at Midnight
1965Henry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a rebellion led by Northumberland scion Hotspur. Henry's heir, Prince Hal, is a ne'er-do-well carouser who drinks and causes mischief with his low-class friends, especially his rotund father figure, John Falstaff. To redeem his title, Hal may have to choose between allegiance to his real father and loyalty to his friend.
Popularity: 7.2

The Apartment
1960Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Popularity: 8.2