An Italian Name

2015 1h 29m IT

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 344

Comedy

Synopsis

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Paolo is an outgoing and handsome real estate broker married to Simona, a beautiful woman from the rough outskirts of Rome who has become an author of spicy bestsellers and is pregnant with their child. Betta, Paolo’s sister and her husband Sandro organise a dinner party with Paolo, Simona and their childhood friend, the eccentric musician Claudio. During the lively gathering Paolo reveals what he would like to name his son, causing reactions to steam up and a torrent of revelations to follow reaching climactic proportions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alessandro Gassmann
Paolo Pontecorvo
Valeria Golino
Betta Pontecorvo
Luigi Lo Cascio
Sandro De Luca
Rocco Papaleo
Claudio
Micaela Ramazzotti
Simona
Marco Baliani
Manuela Mandracchia
Lucia
Giulia Salerno
Scintilla

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Francesca Archibugi
Writers: Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Francesca Archibugi, shot by Fabio Cianchetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Battista Lena. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Esmeralda Calabria shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Alessandro Gassmann and Valeria Golino and Luigi Lo Cascio carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3705388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Francesca Archibugi directs. Fabio Cianchetti behind the camera. Battista Lena scores. Esmeralda Calabria cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Francesca Archibugi, shot by Fabio Cianchetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Battista Lena. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Esmeralda Calabria shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alessandro Gassmann and Valeria Golino and Luigi Lo Cascio carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt3705388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.