Winner of the FIPRESCI award, this haunting portmanteau from director Marco Bellocchio is a shrewd social commentary steeped in striking gothic imagery. Set in a convent-prison, the film shifts from past to present, crafting a story that is a love letter to Italy’s past and a critique of its stasis.

A multi-layered, multi-story melodrama, Nanni Moretti’s Three Floors assembles an all-star Italian ensemble for his latest character study. Charting the ripple effects of a car crash on a Roman apartment block’s residents, the film is one of considerable storytelling gusto and intelligence.