5 Movies Starring Kim Rossi Stuart

The Cave of the Golden Rose

The Cave of the Golden Rose

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-12-22

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

200 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (1681 Reviews)

Director:

Lamberto Bava

Cast:

Writer:

Francesca Melandri (story)

Gianni Romoli (story)

Italo Calvino (short story "Fanta-Ghirè

persona bella")

Fullplot:

During archery in a wood Princess Fantaghiro is discovered by the hostile king's son Romualdo. He is able to take a short look at her before she can escape and immediately falls in love with the unknown beauty. When Romulado challenges her father for a duel to end the bloody war between their people Fantaghiro is send out to fight him due to a prophecy. As Romualdo sees her dressed as a man he believes to recognize his beloved. So he tries everything to discover wether she is a man or a woman and prevent the duel. Fantaghiro starts to fall in love with him, too, but her sense of duty is strong. Will love bring them together or will it end as a tragedy?

The Keys to the House

The Keys to the House

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-10

Languages:

Italian, German, French, English

Countries:

Italy, Germany, France

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (1954 Reviews)

Director:

Gianni Amelio

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Gianni Amelio (story)

Sandro Petraglia (story)

Stefano Rulli (story)

Giuseppe Pontiggia (novel)

Fullplot:

"Prepare yourself for suffering if you intend to be close to him." So speaks the mother of a young woman with severe disabilities, speaking to Gianni, the father of 16-year-old Paolo, himself developmentally disabled. Gianni abandoned the boy at birth, when the child's mother died, and Paulo's aunt and uncle have raised him. They have contacted Gianni and asked him to take Paulo to Berlin for a battery of medical tests. Images of people walking, running, skating, and dancing dot the screen as Gianni and Paulo get to know each other. Over a few days, Gianni tries to sort out his obligations and his desires. Will he accept his role as father to this engaging, mercurial, disabled youth?

Romanzo Criminale

Romanzo Criminale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-09-30

Languages:

Italian, English, French

Countries:

Italy, France, UK

Runtime:

152 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6409 Reviews)

Director:

Michele Placido

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Giancarlo De Cataldo (novel)

Stefano Rulli (screenplay)

Sandro Petraglia (screenplay)

Giancarlo De Cataldo (screenplay)

Michele Placido (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Italy, the 1970s, in the grip of molded politics, corruption and the mafia. A small circle of friends grows up in Rome and decides to use their skills and connections with organized crime and specialists to carve out their own share. Thus Il Freddo, Libano and Il Dandi builds up a rogue crime empire. Commissario Scialoja however gives chase, successfully once he can play on the breakdown of their loyalty, especially from Patrizia 'Cinzia'.

Libero (Along the Ridge)

Libero (Along the Ridge)

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-05-05

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

108 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (2161 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Linda Ferri

Francesco Giammusso

Kim Rossi Stuart

Federico Starnone

Fullplot:

Tommi (11) and his slightly older sister Viola live in the city with their father. They cope with being a single parent family until their mother shows up, having disappeared without trace - not for the first time, we soon learn. These are the four protagonists in a bittersweet portrait of their ongoing struggle with love, friendship, puberty and life in general.

Questione di cuore

Questione di cuore

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-17

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy

Runtime:

104 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (586 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Umberto Contarello (novel)

Francesca Archibugi (story)

Guido Iuculano (story)

Francesca Archibugi (screenplay)

Guido Iuculano (script collaboration)

Fullplot:

Two men strike up a close friendship after suffering a heart attack.

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