Contagion + Italian

This documentary attempts to tell the history of Fascist Italy using color (or colorized) newsreels, still photos, modern shots of historical locations, and reinactments under the narration. It makes this history more real by interweaving the stories of a few representative people into the larger historical story.

Timeshift profiles a new wave of Italian crime fiction that has emerged to challenge the conventions of the detective novel. There are no happy endings in these noir tales, only revelations about Italy's dark heart - a world of corruption, unsolved murders and the mafia.

This documentary attempts to tell the history of Fascist Italy using color (or colorized) newsreels, still photos, modern shots of historical locations, and reinactments under the narration. It makes this history more real by interweaving the stories of a few representative people into the larger historical story.

The early Renaissance Italian painters transformed the ways in which they depicted their subject matter, developing more naturalistic representations of people and places. How did later generations of artists use and expand those techniques, and to what ends?

Gaetanos the destroyer of worlds and his army are willing to do anything to obtain the stone of power and become the undisputed rulers of the universe. The situation is critical and everything seems lost, the world superpowers don't know how to react and are asking for help from the only people who are able to reverse this situation

Massimo Bottura, chef of the three-Michelin-star Osteria Francescana, treats his world-renowned restaurant as a laboratory of ideas. In his MasterClass, he shares how he transforms classic, regional Italian recipes into exciting modern dishes. You’ll learn how to make rich, flavorful tagliatelle al ragù, pumpkin risotto, and a MasterClass-exclusive Emilia Burger recipe. Develop your palate and embark on a culinary adventure.

What do the spirited and robust scores of Italian opera and the infinite joys of the country’s food have in common? Chef Rick Stein heads to Italy to find out.

Antonio (Cristiano Caccamo) und sein Freund Paolo (Salvatore Esposito) sind frisch verlobt, leben in Berlin und beschließen gemeinsam in Antonios Heimat zu fahren. Dort wollen sie seiner religiösen Familie ihre Beziehung und seine Homosexualität offenbaren.Dort steht das kleine traditionelle, katholische Dorf nun vor der Aufgabe, zu lernen, dass Liebe keine Grenzen kennt Mutter Anna (Monica Guerritore) gibt der Verbindung sofort ihren Segen. Und auch Antonios Vater Roberto (Diego Abatantuono hat seine ganze Politik als Bürgermeister auf den Pfeilern von Integration und Gastfreundschaft aufgebaut – doch lebt er diese Werte auch? Zu allem Übel taucht auch noch Antonios Ex-Freundin auf. Sie liebt ihn offensichtlich immer noch und stellt die Beziehung der beiden Männer auf eine harte Probe.

'Eaten Alive: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film' is a thorough and captivating examination of the subgenre, gathering critics, scholars, and participants to discuss the origin of the cannibal movie and its rough journey throughout the 1970s and '80s. Titles include "Cannibal Holocaust," "The Man from Deep River," "Cannibal Ferox," and "Eaten Alive." The documentary concludes with a small piece on Eli Roth's subgenre tribute, "The Green Inferno."

Before becoming the most famous composer of his time, George Frideric Handel gained a lifetime of experience in Italy. Scott Yoo returns to Italy to follow in Handel’s footsteps, taking in the art, architecture, fashion, food, wine, light and landscape that, even beyond Italian music, shaped this German composer for the rest of his life.