Introduction: Italian Motherhood on Screen. Maria Elena D'Amelio and Giovanna Faleschini Lerner.- 2: In the Name of the Mother. Marcia Landy.- 3: Maternal Ambivalence in Contemporary Italian Cinema. Bernadette Luciano and Susanna Scarparo.- 4: 'A Bad Mother and a Small Heap of Bones: ' Claudia Karagoz.- 5: Rich Wives, Poor Mothers: Giorgio Galbussera.- 6: Mothers at a Loss: Francesco Pascuzzi.- 7: Acquaintance with Grief: Stefania Benini.- 8: Francesca Comencini's Single Moms and Italian Family Law. Letizia Bellocchio.- 9: Gy-neology and Genealogy of a Female Filmmaker. Silvia Carlorosi .- 10: Unnatural Child Birth: Millicent Marcus.- 11: Liquid Maternity in Italian Migration Cinema. Giovanna Faleschini Lerner.- 12: Voicing Italian Childfree Women on New Media: Giusy Di Filippo.- 13: Motherhood 2.0: Maria Elena D'Amelio .- Appendix. Motherhood on Screen: A Film Catalog from 1945 to the Present: Gina Mangravite, Maria Elena D'Amelio, Giovanna Faleschini Lerner.- Index.