Sergio ciani

Against a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many other shapes, some irregular, some pointed, others roun…

Pioneer filmmaker Georges Méliès performs his cine-magic act.

Giorgio, an Italian-American appointed to the Ministry of Culture, arrives in Italy with big plans for his election campaign. Giorgio and his assistant Marco hire an Instagram influencer and an ex-prisone…

A film from the Società Anonima Ambrosio company.

Luis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.

An abstract animation from Walter Ruttmann.

We all have problems in our lives, and in our relationships. But what if the one you love literally lives on a different planet? This is the problem facing the couple in Matrimonio Interplanetario, a char…

Assunta and Michele are in love, but others come between them and jealousy arises. Assunta Spina stands out as an early landmark of naturalistic acting and a blueprint for the Italian Neorealist films to …

Two charming con artists pose as missionaries to swindle a small-town church congregation, but find themselves reluctantly becoming heroes when they must protect the locals from a ruthless gang of land-gr…

"The War and the Dream of Momi" was a patriotic war film directed by Giovanni Pastrone. Segundo de Chomón was responsible for the animation effects.

Two men in a cave perform magic.

Sincere but struggling sculptor Tommasso (Caruso--bushy moustache, gawky) works in an ornamental plaster shop, but his masterpiece on the side is a bust of his cousin Caroli (Caruso--no moustache, polishe…

The Black Circle is a Italian film from the Celio Film company.

An early horror treatment of the hero's encounter with the one-eyed man-eating Cyclops.

A magician creates a troupe of dancers out of thin air.

Secret military operations in Antarctica's frozen wasteland uncover mind-blowing evidence of an ancient underground kingdom inhabited by powerful extraterrestrial beings who have been monitoring humanity'…

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

A jazzbo cat is playing jazz in his home when he is disturbed by the mouse orchestra hidden within his wall.