El joven y solitario Clarence (Christian Slater) celebra su cumpleaños como de costumbre, viendo películas de kung-fu en un destartalado cine de Detroit. Estando en la sala conoce a Alabama (Patricia Arquette), una rubia explosiva con la que tiene una noche de pasión. Ella, en realidad, es una prostituta pagada por el mejor amigo de Clarence como regalo de cumpleaños. A pesar de ello, Clarence decide alejarla de la prostitución, pero tendrá que enfrentarse con su chulo (Gary Oldman) cuando va a recoger las pertenencias de Alabama.
Michele is a three-testicle, sexually insatiable man who goes around bedding all women in town (regardless of age), until one day things goes terribly wrong.
Roger Sartet ha sido encarcelado por asesinato, pero el clan siciliano dirigido por el venerable Vittorio Manalese lo libera. El objetivo de la banda es apoderarse de las joyas de una exposición que se celebra en Roma. Mientras preparan el golpe, Tony Nicosia, un amigo americano, sugiere que la mejor forma de hacerse con las piedras es asaltando el avión que las transporta hacia Nueva York. El tenaz inspector Le Goff intentará desbaratar sus planes.
Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of Baby Doll's 20th birthday, the day that they are supposed to consummate their marriage, he faces interference from business rival Silva Vacarro, who plots to seduce Baby Doll away from Meighan.
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
En Italia, Rosario, un vendedor de zapatos, corre el riesgo de ser asesinado por sus continuos romances con mujeres solteras y casadas. Así que cuando Rosario tiene la oportunidad de trabajar en Dinamarca, donde todo es legal, no lo duda. Allí se enamorará y casará con una danesa.
World-renowned director Martin Scorsese narrates this journey through his favorites in Italian cinema.
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
Equal parts Goodfellas and Dusk till Dawn, Sicilian Vampire tells the story of reputed mobster Sonny Traficante who was hoping to get away to the family hunt lodge for a little rest and relaxation and create some memories. Instead, what he got was a night he will never forget. Once there, Sonny is bitten by a bat released from a container of bananas they brought up to the lodge. The bat takes a vicious bite of Sonny's neck and then flies off into the night. From that moment on Sonny is entrusted with powers beyond that of any mortal - supersonic hearing, enhanced sight, and superhuman strength - even the ability to speak to the dead. Because of these heightened senses Sonny now feels a responsibility to right the wrongs in his life, and protect those he loves. At first, he resists these new found powers but in the end he welcomes his fate.
A Sicilian worker, a member of the internal commission in a factory in Bergamasco, believes he has won it over the owner because he has obtained important improvements, but the astute employer sells the company to a multinational company.
A story about the migration from Sicily to Tunisy over the unity of Italy.
Marinette Pendola is a writer born in Tunisia, but her parents come from sicily. Her Grangrandfather left Sciacca, a town near Agrigento.
