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.

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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