An Italian Name

An Italian Name

89 mins | Comedy | Jan. 22, 2015

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.

An Italian Name

89 mins | Comedy | Jan. 22, 2015

An Italian Name
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Lucky Red, Indiana Production Company, Sky Italia, Rai Cinema
Original title Il nome del figlio
Directors Beatrice Tomassetti, Eugenia Ricceri, Fiorella Giovanelli, Elisabetta Boni, Francesca Archibugi
Writers Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo, Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte

Cast

Alessandro Gassmann

as Paolo Pontecorvo

Valeria Golino

as Betta Pontecorvo

Luigi Lo Cascio

as Sandro De Luca

Rocco Papaleo

as Claudio

Micaela Ramazzotti

as Simona

Giulia Salerno

as Scintilla

Anna Virzì

as la figlia

Carolina Cetroli

as Betta adolescente

Elena Chiereghin

as Betta bambina

Domenico Spadafino

as Claudio adolescente

Michele Grieco

as Claudio bambino

Daniele Rampello

as Paolo adolescente

Valerio Rotoloni

as Paolo bambino

Andrea Amato

as Sandro adolescente

Roberto Nocchi

as Sandro bambino

Nando Irene

as Padre di Claudio

Guia Soncini

as Intervistatrice

Raffaele Vannoli

as Tassista