Gay Themed Movies from Italy
Cinematic journeys of love, identity, and freedom.
A beautiful look at early 20th-century Trieste through the eyes of a young man discovering that life is much more than what his wealthy family taught him.
An intimate Italian queer drama where a new HIV diagnosis tests two men through fear, silence, and the hard work of staying close when panic wants to pull them apart.
A quiet, deeply emotional film about memory, music, and a love that never needed to be named. Subtle performances and restrained storytelling turn sound itself into a lasting emotional echo.
A tender yet heartbreaking story of two boys falling in love in 1980s Sicily, against a backdrop of football, fireworks, and family judgment.
Director: Giuseppe Fiorello
The confidences, hopes and disappointments of a group of friends.
Director: Ferzan Özpetek
A powerful and emotional story about a boy, his sister, and a city that finds hope in miracles while ignoring everything else.
Claudio and Riccardo are forced to share the same apartment and bedroom when their divorced parents decide to live together. But they soon find out that they can be more than brothers. By overcoming their fears and prejudice of the people, they will be free to live as they desire.
A grieving Greek ex-diver meets a bold German on a ferry, and their gay road trip to Bavaria becomes a tender story of love and family.
Director: Stelios Kammitsis
Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, a boy named Denys is forced to leave his country. He has nothing left but the hope of seeing Dmitrii, a young recruit of the Russian army.
A gay themed short dramedy about a hide-gay priest who lives a feud/love for a ostentatious gay guy who pops into his church.
Two 25-year-old men’s chance meeting leads to a profound love abruptly severed by unexpected circumstances. For the next thirty years, their relentless pursuit is fueled by the hope of reuniting and rekindling their lost connection.
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
David’s lonely and enigmatic uncle Leonard senses the reasons behind the dangerous tension, hidden beneath layers of silence and friendly banter. This vacation will indelibly mark everybody’s life. Director: Marco Filiberti, Italy, 2009, Drama
Nicolò, 24, returns home after 7 years. Through a path made of affections and memories his love story with Claudio and the reason for his escape will come back to him.
Directed by Luca Bertossi
Mascarpone follows Antonio, a thirty-something man in Rome whose comfortable marriage explodes in one evening. Kicked out by his husband, he moves in with chaotic roommate Denis, starts working in a bakery and dives into apps, hook ups and new crushes while slowly learning that self-respect is non negotiable.
Directed by Alessandro Guida & Matteo Pilati
In Rome’s notorious gay club, the Alibi, men date, love and quarrel. Meanwhile, on stage, the classic drama of Salomé is played but with surprising variations, In the end, a clown goes out through the city’s streets saying a monologue that explains it all, while satirizing the bourgeoisie.
This is our adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights. Starring Sebastiano Fumagalli and Emanuel Iacono.
Director: Alessandro Calì Ventura
Matthia is about to move to Madrid to be with his boyfriend Eduard, so he won’t have to reveal to the family of being gay. Eduard, however, is convinced that their marriage has the blessing of all family members. On the day before Matthia leaves for Spain, Eduard announces his arrival in Rome to meet the in-laws. Matthia must now choose whether to finally come clean with his companion, or confess to being a formidable liar.
Director: Ivan Silvestrini
Long time partners living clandestine lives, Luigi and Vicenzo, journey through Pride Day in Napoli, forced to face a harsh reality of their lives.
Director: Giuseppe Bucci
Colorful and lively short film about asking uncomfortable questions in a daft and funny way.
Director: Aldo Verde
LGBT short film by Piergiorgio Seidita with Andrea Lintozzi and Andrea Paretti
