Minerva and the Curti family have always been distinguished by a certain eclecticism as far as genre and style are concerned.

Indeed, their productions include the 1966 sci-fi film 2 + 5 MISSIONE HYDRA, a worthy precursor of such sci-fi movies as 2001 Space Odyssey, and DIAPASON, the first of the Dogme #11 series created according to rules dictated by Lars Von Trier in 2000, while their co-production initiatives include SCARLET DIVA, the directing debut of Asia Argento, ULTIMA NEVE DI PRIMAVERA [The Last Snows of Spring] (1974), Fernando Di Leo’s “mafia trilogy” (MILANO CALIBRO 9, IL BOSS, LA MALA ORDINA) (1972/1974) as well LA SEDUZIONE by the same director, a film based on a novel by Ercole Patti and starring Lisa Gastoni. The company’s American productions include RETROGRADE with Dulph Lundgren (2004). Minerva also co-produced the second film directed by Asia Argento, THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS, a film based on a best seller by J. T. Leroy (2005) as well as the world television ratings champion BUCK AI CONFINI DEL CIELO (1993). Minerva’s latest co-production initiative is FORTE APASH, a film based on the true story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the mafia in 1985. Directed by Marco Risi and due for release in 2009, the film has been co-produced with Angelo Barbagallo’s BiBi film and RaiCinema.