Villa Castelli was featured in several Italian films: the black comedy Beati i ricchi (Blessed Are the Rich,  1972) by Salvatore Samperi, the TV movie horror Ho incontrato un'ombra (I met a shadow, 1974) by Daniele D'Anza, the thriller La stanza del vescovo (The Bishop's Bedroom, 1977) by Dino Risi and the drama La Sapienza (Sapience, 2014) by Eugène Green.