Emanuele Crialese
Emanuele Crialese (Italian: [emanuˈɛːle kriaˈleːse]; born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Emanuele Crialese was born on 26 July 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmmaking... Read full bio →
L'immensità
The story of love between Clara and her children, set in Rome in the '70s.
Terraferma
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.
Nuovomondo
A Sicilian peasant begins the journey to the promised land and meets a beautiful Englishwoman. But neither is prepared for the harsh realities of Ellis Island. Can they make it through the golden door to the America of their dreams?
Respiro
Grazia is a free-spirited mother-of-three married to shy fisherman Pietro and living on the idyllic but isolated island of Lampedusa in the Mediterranean Sea. She shows signs of manic depressive behavior — one moment she's laughing wildly and swimming half-naked in the sea, while the next she's curled in a ball on her bed.