Actor Adriano Celentano (1938)

The Italian crime-comedy film, The Con Artists (1976), directed by Sergio Corbucci, received a David di Donatello for Best Actor, which was awarded to Adriano Celentano for his performance. In the Roaring Twenties in southern France, notorious con man Philip Bang causes a commotion during dinner and is subsequently transferred to a maximum-security prison for hard labor. However, this transfer is all part of a clever plan orchestrated by his ex-wife and former partner in crime, Belle Duke, who owns a casino yacht, and their daughter Charlotte. While being transported to ...

Dario Argento’s comedy-drama film, The Five Days of Milan (1973), takes place in bustling Milan during the anti-Austrian revolt of 1848. It follows the story of two unlikely companions, petty criminal Cainazzo and baker Romulus, who become caught up in the turbulent events of the time. Amidst a cast of idealists and patriots, including aristocrats, opportunistic individuals, bloodthirsty adventurers, and traitors, Romulus stands out as someone who instinctively understands the people’s point of view. Reluctantly swept up in the chaos and injustice around them, Cainazzo and Romulus are witnesses to history.