Daniele Ciprì Movies

The Italian duo Ciprì & Maresco, known to be cynical deconstructionists, weave a fascinating film around memories of a decadent Sicily. Ruins,...

Pietro and Eleonora, both avid gardeners, are strangers who only meet because their two terraces are close to each other. The relationship that grows...

An evocation of work and the frantic activity of factories through the contrast provide by images of desolation, ruin, and abandonment. Among these,...

“Being born in Palermo is a kind of punishment, but I’ve never left because it would feel like betrayal. Moreover, I can’t imagine...

The Ciraulo family lives in the miserable district of Palermo called "Zen". When one of their children dies in a shootout between mafia gangsters...

In 1944, American sailor Dean Barry arrives in Naples, a city destroyed by bombing after the liberation of Italy. Dean meets Lucia, a young and very...

Set in the fictional Sendai City, the film portrays an oppressive regime forcing its citizens to watch "The Truth on Sendai City," a TV series that...

The film has three stories. First is about local village idiot Paletta, who can not afford the services of a whore and so steals a locket from a holy...

In 1968, five girls from Tuscany who dreamt of seeing the world were offered to tour the Far East as an all-girl band, finding themselves in the...

We are in an unusual place, two bizarre characters and a unique story. What lies behind a simple button?

It is a sunny day on the river Trebbia. In the distance a patrol of German soldiers is approaching : they are nazis, guns blazing. It seems like they...

In relation to some of Pasolini's visits to Palermo for this last film, in 2000 Ciprì and Maresco shot Arruso, which begins with a phrase by...

In the middle of nowhere, a group of guys play a game of football. At stake is much more than a simple victory.

To escape the outside world and reconnect with one another, two youngsters travel to a remote beach. A tale about friendship and perhaps love, but...

EYES is a fictional short film (13' - genre: soft drama). It deals with a issue deeply connected with everyday life in present times: it denounces...