I have to do some further research on it, but from what I hear the cinema in Italy, especially in Rome, is pretty big. Of course it's overshadowed by Hollywood and Bollywood. Here are two films that have recently come out, and have movie posters all over the city of Rome. Qualunquemente (which is a made up word), and Immaturi (Immature).
Qualunquemente is about a corrupt politician, based off of the character Cetto al Qualunque (created by Antonia Albenese). The title of the movie means "whatever-ly." It seems that the character is similar to Sacha Baren Cohen's Borat in that it is first created and then a film is based on it. It's obviously a comedy, but meant to be a satire and possibly a political commentary on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In 2009, the prime minister allegedly attended an 18-year-old girls' birthday party in Napoli and had her to a private villa for new years. Rumors have flown around Italy that he hired prostitutes as well. The trailer is in Italian, but you can get the basic gist.
Immaturi is also a comedy. It seems to be a very character-arc-relationship film. The idea is that each of these characters have carried on their lives 20 years after graduating high school. And after 20 years, they find out that their final exams were cancelled and therefore annulled (something with the government), which means they didn't really receive their diplomas. Now they must study for the exams and go back to high school to complete them.
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