# A hundred Italian films to be saved

The list of the A hundred Italian films to be saved (Italian: Cento film italiani da salvare) was created with the aim to report "100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978". Film preservation, or film restoration, describes a series of ongoing efforts among film historians, archivists, museums, cinematheques, and nonprofit organization to rescue decaying film stock and preserve the images they contain. In the widest sense, preservation assures that a movie will continue to exist in as close to its original form as possible.

## History

The project was established in 2008 by the Venice Days festival section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival, in collaboration with Cinecittà Holding and with the support of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage.
The list was edited by Fabio Ferzetti, film critic of the newspaper Il Messaggero, in collaboration with film director Gianni Amelio and the writers and film critics Gian Piero Brunetta, Giovanni De Luna, Gianluca Farinelli, Giovanna Grignaffini, Paolo Mereghetti, Morando Morandini, Domenico Starnone and Sergio Toffetti.
At the end of the list are added the documentaries by Vittorio De Seta shot between 1954 and 1959.

## The films

In chronological order:
* Four Steps in the Clouds (Italian: Quattro passi fra le nuvole) by Alessandro Blasetti (1942)
* Ossessione by Luchino Visconti (1943)
* Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta) by Roberto Rossellini (1945)
* Paisan (Paisà) by Roberto Rossellini (1946)
* Shoeshine (Sciuscià) by Vittorio De Sica (1946)
* Angelina (L'onorevole Angelina) by Luigi Zampa (1947)
* Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette) by Vittorio De Sica (1948)
* La Terra Trema by Luchino Visconti (1948)
* Bitter Rice (Riso amaro) by Giuseppe De Santis (1949)
* City of Pain (La città dolente) by Mario Bonnard (1949)
* Heaven over the Marshes (Cielo sulla palude) by Augusto Genina (1949)
* Stromboli (Stromboli, terra di Dio) by Roberto Rossellini (1949)
* Chains (Catene) by Raffaello Matarazzo (1949)
* Path of Hope (Il cammino della speranza) by Pietro Germi (1950)
* Sunday in August (Domenica d'agosto) by Luciano Emmer (1950)
* Story of a Love Affair (Cronaca di un amore) by Michelangelo Antonioni (1950)
* Variety Lights (Luci del varietà) by Alberto Lattuada and Federico Fellini (1950)
* Father's Dilemma (Prima comunione) by Alessandro Blasetti (1950)
* Bellissima by Luchino Visconti (1951)
* Two Cents Worth of Hope (Due soldi di speranza) by Renato Castellani (1951)
* Cops and Robbers (Guardie e ladri) by Steno e Mario Monicelli (1951)
* Miracle in Milan (Miracolo a Milano) by Vittorio De Sica (1951)
* The Passaguai Family (La famiglia Passaguai) by Aldo Fabrizi (1951)
* Umberto D. by Vittorio De Sica (1952)
* Europe '51 (Europa '51) by Roberto Rossellini (1952)
* The White Sheik (Lo sceicco bianco) by Federico Fellini (1952)
* Toto in Color (Totò a colori) by Steno (1952)
* Little World of Don Camillo (Don Camillo) by Julien Duvivier (1952)
* Bread, Love and Dreams (Pane, amore e fantasia) by Luigi Comencini (1953)
* I vitelloni by Federico Fellini (1953)
* Neapolitans in Milan (Napoletani a Milano) by Eduardo De Filippo (1953)
* Eager to Live (Febbre di vivere) by Claudio Gora (1953)
* The Wayward Wife (La provinciale) by Mario Soldati (1953)
* Neapolitan Carousel (Carosello napoletano) by Ettore Giannini (1953)
* Empty Eyes (Il sole negli occhi) by Antonio Pietrangeli (1953)
* The Beach (La spiaggia) by Alberto Lattuada (1954)
* The Gold of Naples (L'oro di Napoli) by Vittorio De Sica (1954)
* An American in Rome (Un americano a Roma) by Steno (1954)
* The Art of Getting Along (L'arte di arrangiarsi) by Luigi Zampa (1954)
* Senso by Luchino Visconti (1954)
* La strada by Federico Fellini (1954)
* A Free Woman (Una donna libera) by Vittorio Cottafavi (1954)
* Abandoned (Gli sbandati) by Francesco Maselli (1955)
* A Hero of Our Times (Un eroe dei nostri tempi) by Mario Monicelli (1955)
* Poor, But Handsome (Poveri ma belli) by Dino Risi (1956)
* Il grido by Michelangelo Antonioni (1957)
* Nights of Cabiria (Le notti di Cabiria) by Federico Fellini (1957)
* Big Deal on Madonna Street (I soliti ignoti) by Mario Monicelli (1958)
* You're on Your Own (Arrangiatevi!) by Mauro Bolognini (1959)
* The Great War (La grande guerra) by Mario Monicelli (1959)
* I magliari by Francesco Rosi (1959)
* Everybody Go Home (Tutti a casa) by Luigi Comencini (1960)
* La dolce vita by Federico Fellini (1960)
* Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi fratelli) by Luchino Visconti (1960)
* Girl with a Suitcase (La ragazza con la valigia) by Valerio Zurlini (1960)
* Long Night in 1943 (La lunga notte del '43) by Florestano Vancini (1960)
* Il bell'Antonio by Mauro Bolognini (1960)
* A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile) by Dino Risi (1961)
* Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana) by Pietro Germi (1961)
* Il posto by Ermanno Olmi (1961)
* Accattone by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1961)
* Leoni al sole by Vittorio Caprioli (1961)
* Il sorpasso by Dino Risi (1962)
* Salvatore Giuliano by Francesco Rosi (1962)
* L'eclisse by Michelangelo Antonioni (1962)
* Mafioso by Alberto Lattuada (1962)
* I mostri by Dino Risi (1963)
* Hands over the City (Le mani sulla città) by Francesco Rosi (1963)
* 8½ by Federico Fellini (1963)
* The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) by Luchino Visconti (1963)
* The Ape Woman (La donna scimmia) by Marco Ferreri (1963)
* Chi lavora è perduto by Tinto Brass (1963)
* La vita agra by Carlo Lizzani (1964)
* Fists in the Pocket (I pugni in tasca) by Marco Bellocchio (1965)
* I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene) by Antonio Pietrangeli (1965)
* Love Meetings (Comizi d'amore) by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1965)
* The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Signore & signori) by Pietro Germi (1966)
* The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci e uccellini) by Pier Paolo Pasolini (1966)
* The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri) by Gillo Pontecorvo (1966)
* China Is Near (La Cina è vicina) by Marco Bellocchio (1967)
* Dillinger Is Dead (Dillinger è morto) by Marco Ferreri (1968)
* Bandits in Milan (Banditi a Milano) by Carlo Lizzani (1968)
* Be Sick... It's Free (Il medico della mutua) by Luigi Zampa (1968)
* Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto by Elio Petri (1970)
* The Conformist (Il conformista) by Bernardo Bertolucci (1970)
* L'udienza by Marco Ferreri (1971)
* Diario di un maestro by Vittorio De Seta (1972)
* The Mattei Affair (Il caso Mattei) by Francesco Rosi (1972)
* The Scientific Cardplayer (Lo scopone scientifico) by Luigi Comencini (1972)
* Nel nome del padre by Marco Bellocchio (1972)
* Amarcord by Federico Fellini (1974)
* We All Loved Each Other So Much (C'eravamo tanto amati) by Ettore Scola (1974)
* Bread and Chocolate (Pane e cioccolata) by Franco Brusati (1974)
* Fantozzi by Luciano Salce (1975)
* 1900 (Novecento) by Bernardo Bertolucci (1976)
* Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti) by Francesco Rosi (1976)
* A Special Day (Una giornata particolare) by Ettore Scola (1977)
* An Average Little Man (Un borghese piccolo piccolo) by Mario Monicelli (1977)
* Padre padrone by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (1977)
* The Tree of Wooden Clogs (L'albero degli zoccoli) by Ermanno Olmi (1978)

## List of directors present

The directors whose films have been selected are listed.
| No. of films | Director | Films |
| 8 | Federico Fellini | Variety Lights, The White Sheik, I Vitelloni, La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, La Dolce Vita, 8½, Amarcord |
| 6 | Visconti, Luchino Luchino Visconti | Ossessione, La Terra Trema, Bellissima, Senso, Rocco and His Brothers, The Leopard |
| 5 | De Sica, Vittorio Vittorio De Sica | Shoeshine, Bicycle Thieves, Miracle in Milan, Umberto D., The Gold of Naples |
| 5 | Rosi, Francesco Francesco Rosi | The Magliari, Salvatore Giuliano, Hands over the City, The Mattei Affair, Illustrious Corpses |
| 5 | Monicelli, Mario Mario Monicelli | Cops and Robbers, A Hero of Our Times, Big Deal on Madonna Street, The Great War, An Average Little Man |
| 4 | Rossellini, Roberto Roberto Rossellini | Rome, Open City; Paisan; Stromboli; Europe '51 |
| 4 | Risi, Dino Dino Risi | Poor, But Handsome, A Difficult Life, Il Sorpasso, I mostri |
| 3 | Zampa, Luigi Luigi Zampa | Angelina, The Art of Getting Along, Be Sick... It's Free |
| 3 | Antonioni, Michelangelo Michelangelo Antonioni | Story of a Love Affair, Il Grido, L'Eclisse |
| 3 | Germi, Pietro Pietro Germi | Path of Hope, Divorce Italian Style, The Birds, the Bees and the Italians |
| 3 | Comencini, Luigi Luigi Comencini | Bread, Love and Dreams, Everybody Go Home, The Scientific Cardplayer |
| 3 | Paolo Pasolini, Pier Pier Paolo Pasolini | Accattone, Love Meetings, The Hawks and the Sparrows |
| 3 | Ferreri, Marco Marco Ferreri | The Ape Woman, Dillinger Is Dead, L'udienza |
| 3 | Bellocchio, Marco Marco Bellocchio | Fists in the Pocket, China Is Near, Nel nome del padre |
| 3 | Lattuada, Alberto Alberto Lattuada | Variety Lights, The Beach, Mafioso |
| 3 | Steno | Cops and Robbers, Toto in Color, An American in Rome |
| 2 | Blasetti, Alessandro Alessandro Blasetti | Four Steps in the Clouds, Father's Dilemma |
| 2 | Pietrangeli, Antonio Antonio Pietrangeli | Empty Eyes, I Knew Her Well |
| 2 | Bolognini, Mauro Mauro Bolognini | You're on Your Own, Il bell'Antonio |
| 2 | Olmi, Ermanno Ermanno Olmi | Il Posto, The Tree of Wooden Clogs |
| 2 | Lizzani, Carlo Carlo Lizzani | La vita agra, Bandits in Milan |
| 2 | Bertolucci, Bernardo Bernardo Bertolucci | The Conformist, 1900 |
| 2 | Scola, Ettore Ettore Scola | We All Loved Each Other So Much, A Special Day |
| 1 | Bonnard, Mario Mario Bonnard | City of Pain |
| 1 | De Santis, Giuseppe Giuseppe De Santis | Bitter Rice |
| 1 | Genina, Augusto Augusto Genina | Heaven over the Marshes |
| 1 | Matarazzo, Raffaello Raffaello Matarazzo | Chains |
| 1 | Emmer, Luciano Luciano Emmer | Sunday in August |
| 1 | Fabrizi, Aldo Aldo Fabrizi | The Passaguai Family |
| 1 | Duvivier, Julien Julien Duvivier | Little World of Don Camillo |
| 1 | Castellani, Renato Renato Castellani | Two Cents Worth of Hope |
| 1 | Soldati, Mario Mario Soldati | The Wayward Wife |
| 1 | Gora, Claudio Claudio Gora | Eager to Live |
| 1 | De Filippo, Eduardo Eduardo De Filippo | Neapolitans in Milan |
| 1 | Giannini, Ettore Ettore Giannini | Neapolitan Carousel |
| 1 | Cottafavi, Vittorio Vittorio Cottafavi | A Free Woman |
| 1 | Maselli, Francesco Francesco Maselli | Abandoned |
| 1 | Vancini, Florestano Florestano Vancini | Long Night in 1943 |
| 1 | Zurlini, Valerio Valerio Zurlini | Girl with a Suitcase |
| 1 | Caprioli, Vittorio Vittorio Caprioli | Leoni al sole |
| 1 | Brass, Tinto Tinto Brass | Chi lavora è perduto |
| 1 | Pontecorvo, Gillo Gillo Pontecorvo | The Battle of Algiers |
| 1 | Petri, Elio Elio Petri | Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion |
| 1 | De Seta, Vittorio Vittorio De Seta | Diario di un maestro |
| 1 | Franco Brusati | Bread and Chocolate |
| 1 | Salce, Luciano Luciano Salce | Fantozzi |
| 1 | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Padre Padrone |