Aldo Fabrizi Movies

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.

While Rodolfo tries to become a lyric singer, his lifestyle deeply annoys his father-in-law.

Tragicomedy telling of the trials and tribulations of a troupe of variety show artists.

Roberto Maldi, a young scientist, is trying to find a serum capable of giving courage but he unwittingly invents a serum which transforms any man in...

The daughter of Signor Carloni is about to take her first communion. A problem arises when the dressmaker spends too much time working on the girl's...

A young man unwantedly gets caught up in an international gang war in this humorous crime farce!

A prison warden keeps a diary in which he writes about the convicts he meets and their lives.

Returning from his honeymoon, Marcella finds out she is pregnant. The to-be grandparents fight on where the baby will be born and on his name. The...

On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take...

Sor Clemente escapes the surveillance of his wife and goes to attend a variety show.

Vincenzo, a railwayman who works on the Rome-to-Paris line, has a wife in Italy and a mistress in France: Ginette, a widow with a four-year-old...

Don Juan, a widowed teacher, asks to be transferred to the capital to create a painting school and improve his son's future.

A group of vignettes about men, mostly married, scheming to get women and the funny ways the schemes play out.

In a theatre in Rome, Aldo Fabrizi entertains an audience with a series of anti-English anecdotes and jokes based on an unpleasant experience with...

Cesare, from Rome, and Mimì, from Naples, don't agree with their children marriage, so the young couple runs away from their home.

During Fascism and after WWII, a school porter sacrifices himself so his son, who is slightly ashamed of a lowly background, can become a respected...

Father Pacifico is a genuine friar with a brisk manner, for this reason he is nicknamed Father Manisco. The religious finds himself grappling with a...

Toto (Aldo Fabrizi), a Roman coachman with an old fashioned horse-drawn carriage who objects to the competition from motorised taxis, doesn't want...

Mark Shiel is the author of “Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City.” In this 2009 video essay, he discusses Roberto...