List of Italian films of 2014

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2014 saw the death of Virna Lisi. Virna Lisi cropped.jpg
2014 saw the death of Virna Lisi.

The Italian film industry produced over two hundred feature films in 2014. This article fully lists all non-pornographic films, including short films, that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by Italy. It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2014.
Also included is an overview of the major events in Italian film, including film festivals and awards ceremonies, as well as lists of those films that have been particularly well received, both critically and financially.

Contents

Major releases

OpeningTitleCast and CrewStudioGenre(s)Ref.
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1 A Boss in the Living Room Director: Luca Miniero
Cast: Paola Cortellesi, Rocco Papaleo, Luca Argentero
Cattleya Film - Warner Bros. Comedy [1]
16 Anita B. Director: Roberto Faenza
Cast: Eline Powell, Robert Sheehan, Andrea Osvárt
Drama [2]
19 Sapore di te Director: Carlo Vanzina
Cast: Vincenzo Salemme, Maurizio Mattioli, Nancy Brilli, Serena Autieri
Comedy [3]
23 Tutta colpa di Freud Director: Paolo Genovese
Cast: Marco Giallini, Anna Foglietta, Maurizio Mattioli, Edoardo Leo
Mudusa Film Comedy [4]
30 People Who Are Well Director: Francesco Patierno
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Margherita Buy, Diego Abatantuono
01 Distribution Comedy
Drama
[5]
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A
R
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6 I Can Quit Whenever I Want Director: Sydney Sibilia
Cast: Edoardo Leo, Neri Marcorè, Paolo Calabresi
Comedy [6]
8 Quiet Bliss Director: Edoardo Winspeare
Cast: Celeste Casciaro, Laura Licchetta, Anna Boccadamo
Drama [7]
14 The Mystery of Dante Director: Louis Nero
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Taylor Hackford, Franco Zeffirelli, Christopher Vogler, Valerio Manfredi
L'Altrofilm Biography
Historical
Mystery
[8]
27 A Woman as a Friend Director: Giovanni Veronesi
Cast: Fabio De Luigi, Laetitia Casta, Valentina Lodovini, Valeria Solarino, Adriano Giannini
Romance
Comedy
[9]
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6 Fasten Your Seatbelts Director: Ferzan Özpetek
Cast: Kasia Smutniak, Francesco Arca, Carolina Crescentini
Comedy
Drama
[10]
7 Closer to the Moon Director: Nae Caranfil
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Mark Strong, Harry Lloyd
Mandragora Movies Comedy
Drama
[11]
8 Registe Director: Diana Dell'Erba
Cast: Maria De Medeiros, Elvira Notari, Lina Wertmüller
L'Altrofilm Documentary [12]
14 The Silent Mountain Director: Ernst Gossner
Cast: William Moseley, Eugenia Costantini, Claudia Cardinale, Fritz Karl, Werner Daehn
War
Drama
[13]
20 Amici come noi Director: Enrico Lando
Cast: Pio e Amedeo, Alessandra Mastronardi
Medusa Film Comedy [14]
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3 Do You Remember Me? Director: Rolando Ravello
Cast: Ambra Angiolini, Edoardo Leo
Comedy [15]
4 Italo Director: Alessia Scarso
Cast: Marco Bocci, Elena Radonicich, Barbara Tabita
Comedy [16]
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8 Sexy Shop Director: Maria Erica Pacileo and Fernando Maraghini
Cast: Andrea Chimenti, Ivan Cattaneo, Elisabetta Viviani, Gazebo, Johnson Righeira, Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, Maurizio Arcieri
Vincenzo Marega Comedy
Drama
[17]
14 Grace of Monaco Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, Frank Langella, Parker Posey, Milo Ventimiglia, Derek Jacobi, Paz Vega
The Weinstein Company Biography
Drama
[18]
15 Darker Than Midnight Director: Sebastiano Riso
Cast: Vincenzo Amato, Micaela Ramazzotti
Cinecittà Luc Drama [19]
18 The Wonders Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher, André Hennicke, Monica Bellucci
Drama [20]
20 Two Days, One Night Directors: Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Cast: Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione
Canal+ Drama [21]
22 Bridges of Sarajevo Directors: Aida Begić, Leonardo Di Constanzo, Jean-Luc Godard, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Ursula Meier, Vladimir Perišić, Cristi Puiu, Marc Recha, Angela Schanelec, Teresa Villaverde Documentary [22]
22 Misunderstood Director: Asia Argento
Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gabriel Garko, Gianmarco Tognazzi
Drama [23]
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4 Another South Director: Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Cast: Isabella Ragonese, Francesco Scianna
Romance
Drama
[24]
5 House of Shadows Director: Rossella de Venuto
Cast: Fiona Glascott, Pietro Ragusa, Federico Casrtelluccio, Bianca Nappi, Marcello Prayer, Ray Lovelock
Interlinea Films Thriller [25]
25 L'Ex de ma vie Director: Dorothée Sebbagh
Cast: Géraldine Nakache, Kim Rossi Stuart, Pascal Demolon, Catherine Jacob
UGC Comedy [26]
27 Walking on Sunshine Director: Max Giwa
Cast: Annabel Scholey, Giulio Berruti, Leona Lewis, Katy Brand
Vertigo Films Drama
Musical
[27]
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5 Bota Directors: Iris Elezi, Thomas Logoreci
Cast: Flonja Kodheli
Drama [28]
7 The Tree Director: Sonja Prosenc
Cast: Katarina Stegnar
Drama [29]
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29 12-12-12 Documentary [30]
Black Souls Director: Francesco Munzi
Cast: Marco Leonardi, Peppino Mazzotta, Barbora Bobuľová
Drama [31]
31 Hungry Hearts Director: Saverio Costanzo
Cast: Adam Driver, Alba Rohrwacher, Roberta Maxwell
Drama [32]
The Cut Director: Fatih Akın
Cast: Tahar Rahim
Drama [33]
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1 Leopardi Director: Mario Martone
Cast: Elio Germano, Michele Riondino, Massimo Popolizio
01 Distribution Drama [34]
3 The State-Mafia Pact Director: Sabina Guzzanti
Cast: Sabina Guzzanti, Antonino Bruschetta
BIM Distribuzione Documentary [35]
4 Pasolini Director: Abel Ferrara
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Ninetto Davoli, Riccardo Scamarcio
Canal+ Drama [36]
The Dinner Director: Ivano De Matteo
Cast: Luigi Lo Cascio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Alessandro Gassman
Drama [37]
6 The Face of an Angel Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Brühl, Cara Delevingne
Soda Pictures Thriller [38]
11 Without Pity Director: Michele Alhaique
Cast: Pierfrancesco Favino, Greta Scarano, Claudio Gioè, Adriano Giannini, Ninetto Davoli
Crime
Thriller
[39]
18 A Golden Boy Director: Pupi Avati
Cast: Riccardo Scamarcio, Sharon Stone, Cristiana Capotondi, Giovanna Ralli
01 Distribution Comedy
Drama
[40]
Mafia and Red Tomatoes Director: Giulio Manfredonia
Cast: Stefano Accorsi, Sergio Rubini, Iaia Forte, Bebo Storti, Debora Caprioglio
Comedy [41]
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2 Perez. Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Cast: Luca Zingaretti, Marco D'Amore
Crime
Drama
Thriller
[42]
23 Soap Opera Director: Alessandro Genovesi
Cast: Fabio De Luigi, Cristiana Capotondi, Diego Abatantuono, Ricky Memphis
Comedy [43]
Good for Nothing Director: Gianni Di Gregorio
Cast: Gianni Di Gregorio, Valentina Lodovini, Marco Marzocca, Marco Messeri
Comedy [44]
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6 Andiamo a quel paese Director: Ficarra e Picone
Cast: Ficarra e Picone, Tiziana Lodato, Nino Frassica
Comedy [45]
Greenery Will Bloom Again Director: Ermanno Olmi
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Alessandro Sperduti
War [46]
Unique Brothers Director: Alessio Maria Federici
Cast: Raoul Bova, Luca Argentero, Carolina Crescentini, Miriam Leone
Comedy [47]
13 Midnight Sun Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Dakota Goyo, Goran Visnjic, Bridget Moynahan
Adventure
Family
[48]
The Ice Forest Director: Claudio Noce
Cast: Emir Kusturica, Kseniya Rappoport, Domenico Diele, Adriano Giannini
Thriller film [49]
20 Do You See Me? Director: Riccardo Milani
Cast: Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova, Corrado Fortuna
Comedy [50]
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4 The Perfect Husband Director: Lucas Pavetto
Cast: Bret Roberts, Gabriella Wright, Carl Wharton, Philippe Reinhardt, Tania Bambaci, Daniel Vivian
Horror [51]
18 The Invisible Boy Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Cast: Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Kseniya Rappoport
Pathé Fantasy
Superhero
[52]
Un Natale Stupefacente Director: Volfango De Biasi
Cast: Lillo & Greg, Ambra Angiolini
Comedy [53]

Notable deaths

MonthDateNameAgeNationalityProfessionNotable films
January 11 Arnoldo Foà 97ItalianActor
22 Carlo Mazzacurati 57ItalianDirector, Screenwriter
23 Riz Ortolani 87ItalianComposer, Conductor
29 Aïché Nana 77Lebanese-ItalianActress
February 14 Remo Capitani 86ItalianActor
June 8 Veronica Lazăr 75Romanian-ItalianActress
October 5 Anna Maria Gherardi 74ItalianActress
7 Federico Boido 75ItalianActor
December 5 Manuel De Sica 65ItalianComposer
18 Virna Lisi 78ItalianActress
20 Gino Pellegrini 73Italian-AmericanSet Designer

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