An Italian Name (2015)

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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.

• Released: 2015-01-22
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 29m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 344 votes

Directed by Francesca Archibugi.

Top 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
• Marco Baliani
• Manuela Mandracchia as Lucia
• Giulia Salerno as Scintilla
• Tommaso Strizzi as Pin
• Anna Virzì as la figlia

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