Name: All'ombra della grande quercia
Genre: Adventure
Released: 1984-01-24
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Enrico Maria Salerno, Massimo Ranieri, Irene Papas

Italian cinema has deeply influenced world cinema through its socially conscious realism and modernist experimentation, but it also flourished in popular genres like peplum (sword & sandal), giallo thrillers, and broad comedies. Its narratives often weave together politics, contemporary social change, class consciousness, and family dynamics, balancing artistic ambition with entertainment that resonated widely.

Lamberto Maggiorani in Bicycle Thieves (1948)

The adventure genre features exciting journeys, quests, or expeditions undertaken by characters who often face challenges, obstacles, and risks in pursuit of a goal. Adventures can take place in a wide range of settings, from exotic and fantastical locations to historical or even everyday environments.

An industrialist, involved in struggles for power, as well as in the heart problems (and more) of the large family who heads with old authoritarianism.

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