An Italian Name

An Italian Name

6.3

Jan 22 2015

1h 29m

Comedy

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.

Alessandro Gassmann

Alessandro Gassmann

Paolo Pontecorvo

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Betta Pontecorvo

Luigi Lo Cascio

Luigi Lo Cascio

Sandro De Luca

Rocco Papaleo

Rocco Papaleo

Claudio

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