A list of films produced in Italy in 1996 (see 1996 in film):
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1996 Albergo Roma Ugo Chiti Alessandro Benvenuti, Debora Caprioglio, Claudio Bisio, Tchéky Karyo comedy Anni Ribelli Rosalia Polizzi Massimo Dapporto, Leticia Brédice romantic drama A spasso nel tempo Carlo Vanzina Christian De Sica, Massimo Boldi, Dean Jones comedy Il barbiere di Rio Giovanni Veronesi Diego Abatantuono, Rocco Papaleo, Margaret Mazzantini comedy Bits and Pieces (Il cielo è sempre più blu) Antonello Grimaldi Claudio Bisio, Margherita Buy, Asia Argento, Francesca Neri, Monica Bellucci comedy-drama The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics Lina Wertmüller Tullio Solenghi, Gene Gnocchi, Veronica Pivetti, Piera Degli Esposti comedy The Border Franco Giraldi Raoul Bova, Marco Leonardi, Claudia Pandolfi, Giancarlo Giannini war-drama Bruno aspetta in macchina Duccio Camerini Nancy Brilli, Leo Gullotta, Valerio Mastandrea comedy Celluloide Carlo Lizzani Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, Lina Sastri, Christopher Walken Film making About the shooting of Rome, Open City. 3 David di Donatello Il ciclone Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni, Lorena Forteza comedy Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo Fulvio Ottaviano Daniele Liotti, Valerio Mastandrea comedy The Elective Affinities Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Isabelle Huppert, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Jean-Hugues Anglade comedy Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Escoriandoli Antonio Rezza Valentina Cervi, Isabella Ferrari, Claudia Gerini, Valeria Golino comedy Screened at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival Fatal Frames Al Festa Stefania Stella, Rick Gianas, David Warbeck Giovani e belli Dino Risi Anna Falchi, Ciccio Ingrassia comedy Last film of Dino Risi How the Toys Saved Christmas Enzo D'Alò Mary Tyler Moore, Tony Randall animation Ilona Arrives with the Rain Sergio Cabrera Margarita Rosa de Francisco, Imanol Arias drama Jane Eyre Franco Zeffirelli Charlotte Gainsbourg, William Hurt, Anna Paquin drama Jack Frusciante Left the Band Enza Negroni Stefano Accorsi, Violante Placido teen drama Luna e l'altra Maurizio Nichetti Maurizio Nichetti, Iaia Forte, Aurelio Fierro Comedy, Fantasy 2 Nastro d'Argento. Golden Globe nominee La lupa Gabriele Lavia Monica Guerritore, Raoul Bova, Michele Placido, Giancarlo Giannini drama La mia generazione Wilma Labate Francesca Neri, Silvio Orlando, Claudio Amendola, Stefano Accorsi Drama 4 Awards The Mysterious Enchanter Pupi Avati Stefano Dionisi, Carlo Cecchi horror The Nymph Sergio Cabrera Raoul Bova, Stefania Sandrelli comedy-drama Opening Day of Close-Up Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti Short film Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Papà dice messa Renato Pozzetto Renato Pozzetto, Teo Teocoli comedy Un paradiso di bugie Stefania Casini Antonella Ponziani, Claudio Amendola, Monica Scattini comedy Penniless Hearts Giuseppe Piccioni Margherita Buy, Giulio Scarpati comedy Pianese Nunzio, Fourteen in May (Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio)Antonio Capuano Fabrizio Bentivoglio Gay Drama The Quiet Room Rolf de Heer Celine O'Leary, Chloe Ferguson, Paul Blackwell Drama Australian-Italian-French co-production Return to Home Gori Alessandro Benvenuti Alessandro Benvenuti, Sabrina Ferilli comedy Silenzio si nasce Giovanni Veronesi Sergio Castellitto, Paolo Rossi comedy Sostiene Pereira Roberto Faenza Marcello Mastroianni, Daniel Auteuil, Joaquim de Almeida, Nicoletta Braschi, Stefano Dionisi, Marthe Keller Drama Based on Antonio Tabucchi's novel. David di Donatello for Best Actor (Mastroianni) Stealing Beauty (Io ballo da sola) Bernardo Bertolucci Liv Tyler, Joseph Fiennes, Jeremy Irons Drama Stella's Favor (Mi fai un favore) Giancarlo Scarchilli Ornella Muti, Claudio Bigagli, Jo Champa comedy The Stendhal SyndromeDario Argento Asia Argento, Thomas Kretschmann Thriller Strangled Lives Ricky Tognazzi Vincent Lindon, Sabrina Ferilli crime Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival The Teddy Bear Jacques Deray Alain Delon, Francesca Dellera thriller Traveling Companion Peter Del Monte Asia Argento, Michel Piccoli drama Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival Tre Christian De Sica Christian De Sica, Anna Galiena, Leo Gullotta comedy Va' dove ti porta il cuore Cristina Comencini Virna Lisi, Margherita Buy, Tchéky Karyo romance drama Vesna Goes Fast Carlo Mazzacurati Tereza Zajickova, Antonio Albanese, Silvio Orlando drama We Free Kings (I magi randagi) Sergio Citti Silvio Orlando, Patrick Bauchau, Rolf Zacher, Laura Betti, Franco Citti, Ninetto Davoli, Gastone Moschin Comedy Nastro d'Argento for Best Script
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External links Italian films of 1996 at the Internet Movie Database