Franco Maresco Movies

The Italian duo Ciprì & Maresco, known to be cynical deconstructionists, weave a fascinating film around memories of a decadent Sicily. Ruins,...

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of...

An avant-garde short filmed in striking black and white, with legendary US director Samuel Fuller playing himself in a surreal setting.

A grotesque tribute to Silvio Berlusconi following his 1994 entry into Italian politics.

Maresco returns to speak not only about Jazz, but about the double thread that connects jazz with Italy, or more precisely, with Sicily.

An evocation of work and the frantic activity of factories through the contrast provide by images of desolation, ruin, and abandonment. Among these,...

In relation to some of Pasolini's visits to Palermo for this last film, in 2000 Ciprì and Maresco shot Arruso, which begins with a phrase by...

“Being born in Palermo is a kind of punishment, but I’ve never left because it would feel like betrayal. Moreover, I can’t imagine...