List of Italian films of 1998

A list of films produced in Italy in 1998 (see 1998 in film):

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1998
Aprile Nanni Moretti Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando, Silvia Nono, Moretti's sons Comedy David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor (Orlando), screened at Cannes
The Ballad of the Windshield Washers Peter Del Monte Olek Mincer, Kim Rossi Stuart, Agata Buzek Drama
Besieged Bernardo Bertolucci Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis Drama
The Best Man (Il testimone dello sposo) Pupi Avati Diego Abatantuono, Inés Sastre comedy Golden Globe nominee, entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival
La cena Ettore Scola Antonio Catania, Fanny Ardant, Riccardo Garrone, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, Adalberto Maria Merli, Eros Pagni commedia all'italiana
Children of Hannibal Davide Ferrario Diego Abatantuono, Silvio Orlando, Valentina Cervi comedy
The Dust of Naples Antonio Capuano Silvio Orlando, Lola Pagnani, Teresa Saponangelo comedy
Ecco fatto Gabriele Muccino Giorgio Pasotti, Claudio Santamaria, Barbora Bobulova comedy
The Garden of Eden Alessandro D'Alatri Kim Rossi Stuart, Saïd Taghmaoui, Massimo Ghini drama Entered the 59th Venice International Film Festival
Gunslinger's Revenge Giovanni Veronesi Leonardo Pieraccioni, Harvey Keitel, David Bowie western-comedy
The Legend of 1900 (La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano) Giuseppe Tornatore Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Mélanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Clarence Williams III Cutten outside Italy. 6 David di Donatello. 6 Nastro d'Argento. Based on Alessandro Baricco's theatre monologue. Spoken in English. Ennio Morricone won the Golden Globe for its score
Marriages Cristina Comencini Diego Abatantuono, Francesca Neri, Stefania Sandrelli, Claude Brasseur romantic comedy
Monella Tinto Brass Anna Ammirati, Serena Grandi erotic comedy
My Best Friend's Wife Vincenzo Salemme Vincenzo Salemme, Eva Herzigová comedy
Notes of Love Mimmo Calopresti Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Mimmo Calopresti, Gérard Depardieu drama
Of Lost Love Michele Placido Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Rocco Papaleo drama Screened at the 59th Venice Film Festival
The Phantom of the Opera Dario Argento Julian Sands, Asia Argento horror
I piccoli maestri Daniele Luchetti Stefano Accorsi, Giorgio Pasotti, Marco Paolini drama Entered the 59th Venice International Film Festival
Radiofreccia Luciano Ligabue Stefano Accorsi, Francesco Guccini, Serena Grandi drama
Rehearsals for War Mario Martone Andrea Renzi, Iaia Forte, Toni Servillo drama Screened at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
The Room of the Scirocco Maurizio Sciarra Giancarlo Giannini, Tiziana Lodato romance
The Scent of the Night (L'odore della notte) Pupi Avati Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Giorgio Tirabassi, Little Tony crime-drama Screened at the 59th Venice International Film Festival
Shooting the Moon Francesca Archibugi Valeria Golino, Sergio Rubini, Stefano Dionisi drama Entered the 59th Venice International Film Festival
Mr. Fifteen Balls (Il signor Quindicipalle) Francesco Nuti Francesco Nuti, Sabrina Ferilli comedy
L'ultimo Capodanno Marco Risi Monica Bellucci, Marco Giallini, Claudio Santamaria comedy drama
Viola bacia tutti Giovanni Veronesi Asia Argento, Rocco Papaleo, Valerio Mastandrea comedy
The Way We Laughed (Così ridevano) Gianni Amelio Enrico Lo Verso, Francesco Giuffrida Drama Golden Lion winner
We'll Really Hurt You Pino Quartullo Pino Quartullo, Ricky Memphis, Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Valle comedy
You Laugh (Tu ridi) Paolo and Vittorio Taviani Antonio Albanese, Sabrina Ferilli, Turi Ferro, Lello Arena Drama Best Director Award at Mar del Plata Film Festival
Viol@ Donatella Maiorca Stefania Rocca, Ennio Fantastichini Erotic drama
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