Cabiria follows the perilous journey of a young princess in ancient Rome during the Punic Wars. From battles and betrayals to escapes and revenge, this silent film takes viewers on a thrilling adventure through the Roman Empire.

The most explosive and surreal episode of the Maciste series in which we see the hero up against the hardships of the average man: stress, women and cars. The Itala studios are in a disorderly state, the crew watches Maciste in the courtyard as he happily darts around in his new car, a single seater renamed Diattolina in honor of the car maker Diatto, the film’s “sponsor”. Maciste is happy; he caresses the car and talks about his vehicle as if it were his bride. The only thing missing is the honeymoon. But peace and tranquility are not easy to come by: in every corner of the country Maciste is recognized as a generous film star. Waiters, salesmen, passersby and little kids: everyone has a problem for him. Who said something about relaxing? An abandoned castle looks like a peaceful place, but Maciste has not met the wild American girl hiding in the cellar…

A bourgeois gentleman gets excited reading about cops and robbers on the newspaper. His wife, bored by his comments, falls asleep and right after, with the help of the warmth of the living room, he falls asleep too. Then, the shadow of an escaping robber comes to life from the newspaper. Suddenly the dreamer wakes up wearing the cop uniform and starts chasing him.

This light-hearted comedy takes place at and around a Parisien haute-couture fashion house and tells a love triangle story.

Toto becomes enraptured with the bloomer dress, and determines to marry a girl wearing the sensible costume. His investigations result in hilarious scenes, ending with a sound thrashing at the hands of a bearded Turk carrying a sunshade, whom Toto mistakes for his ideal, wearing baggy, silken trousers.

Toto Without Water, a Italian comedy.