Taxi Driver
USA / 1976
One of the boldest and most fascinating films ever made, offering a gripping descent into the mind of one of cinema’s most complex antiheroes.
Travis Bickle, a lonely and restless war veteran, works as a taxi driver in New York City.
He roams the streets at night, surrounded by crime, drugs, and prostitution, feeling a deep disgust toward the world around him. His isolation, sleeplessness, and social disconnection gradually pull him into a darker mental state.
He also encounters Iris, a young girl controlled by a pimp, and his obsession with saving her, combined with his growing anger at the filth he sees in the city, pushes him toward a dangerous path of violence and extreme decisions.
Widely regarded as one of the most important films in cinema history, it is celebrated for Robert De Niro’s iconic performance, Scorsese’s direction, Bernard Herrmann’s haunting score, and its riveting psychological portrait of a man whose sanity unravels against a harsh urban reality.
There Will Be Blood
USA / 2007
United States, early 20th century.
Daniel Plainview is an oil prospector who devotes his life to an obsessive pursuit of black gold.
We follow him from his early days in the capitalist race to his moments of triumph, as he takes control of vast tracts of land in Northern California on his way to becoming an unrivaled tycoon.
The fifth feature film by Paul Thomas Anderson is a fully realized cinematic epic, demonstrating a sharp and profound command of the language of cinema.
A crucial contribution to the film’s power is the unforgettable performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, which earned him his second Academy Award — a portrayal that embodies American masculinity in its most extreme and ruthless form.
One of the cinematic high points of 2007.
citizen kane
USA / 1941
Considered one of the most important films ever made, and a work that changed the language of cinema.
The story begins with the death of a wealthy media tycoon, who utters a mysterious word with his last breath: Rosebud.
A journalist sets out to uncover its meaning, meeting people from Kane’s life along the way.
Through their testimonies and memories, Kane’s life unfolds from childhood to his meteoric rise as a powerful newspaper magnate, tracing the relationships and choices that shaped him. Each account reveals a different version of the man, forming a complex portrait of someone both powerful and deeply alone.
Gradually, a story emerges about ambition, power, and loss, and the gap between public image and private reality. There is no single truth, only a mosaic of memories that attempt to piece together an ultimately unknowable man.
A Summer's Tale
France | 1996 | English subtitles
A young man arrives alone for a summer holiday in a French seaside town and finds himself caught in a romantic triangle with three different women, while struggling to understand what he truly wants.
Amid long walks on the beach, intimate conversations, and quiet indecision, the summer becomes a gentle journey of self-discovery and growing up.
Dinner Rush
USA | 2000
In New York’s Tribeca, one night at a thriving restaurant turns into a pressure cooker: everything that can go wrong does, and everyone in the room is pushed to the boiling point. From the kitchen to the dining room, from every angle and at every moment, the food stays at the center, and the show must go on despite the chaos.
Director Bob Giraldi, a commercials director and owner of successful New York restaurants, shot the film in his own restaurant, Gigino, and reveals the truth behind the kitchen doors, long before “Boiling Point” and “The Bear.”
Fun fact: Giraldi also directed Michael Jackson’s iconic “Beat It” music video
The Hunt
Denmark \ 2012
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.