Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Direction Josée Dayan

Cast Gérard Depardieu · John Malkovich · Jeanne Moreau · Christian Clavier

Synopsis Les misérables (TV Miniseries) (2000) unfolds against the backdrop of the French Restoration in the early 19th century. Jean Valjean, a former convict released after nineteen years for stealing bread, faces a harsh world filled with mistrust. His life takes...

Direction Gabriele Muccino

Cast Stefano Accorsi · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Stefania Sandrelli · Regina Orioli

Synopsis The Last Kiss (2001) follows the life of Carlo, who is suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of uncertainty when his long-term girlfriend, Giulia, reveals she is expecting a child. As Carlo confronts his fears and apprehensions about growing up and...

Direction Ferzan Ozpetek

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Massimo Girotti · Raoul Bova · Filippo Nigro

Synopsis Facing Window (2003) follows Giovanna, a woman who finds herself caring for a Holocaust survivor brought home by her husband. As she grapples with the deterioration of her marriage, Giovanna begins to contemplate her own life and finds herself drawn...

Direction Renato De Maria

Cast Riccardo Scamarcio · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Michele Alhaique · Jacopo Maria Bicocchi

Synopsis Front Line (2009) unfolds in 1989, within the confines of a dimly lit prison cell in Turin, where a 35-year-old man, Sergio Segio, shares his tale. Segio, a key figure in the armed left-wing organization Prima Linea, went into hiding...

Direction Ivano De Matteo

Cast Alessandro Gassman · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Luigi Lo Cascio · Barbora Bobulova

Synopsis The Dinner (2014) revolves around the escalating tensions between two brothers and their respective families. The conflict intensifies when a disturbing video surfaces, depicting two teenagers, who might be the son of one brother and the daughter of the other,...

Direction Rocco Papaleo

Cast Rocco Papaleo · Alessandro Gassman · Paolo Briguglia · Max Gazzè

Direction Marco Bellocchio

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Filippo Timi · Michela Cescon · Fabrizio Costella

Synopsis Vincere (2009) is set in Italy, 1907, and centers around Ida Dalser (Giovanna Mezzogiorno), a beauty shop worker who becomes enamored with Benito Mussolini (Filippo Timi), a union activist. The pair get married, but as Mussolini's political views shift from...

Direction Cristina Comencini

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Luigi Lo Cascio · Alessio Boni · Stefania Rocca

Synopsis Don't Tell (2005) follows the journey of an actress who is compelled to delve into her repressed past when a troubling memory from her childhood resurfaces. Sabina's sudden recollection of a traumatic event involving her father prompts her to travel...

Direction Davide Merengo

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Valerio Mastandrea · Ennio Fantastichini · Roberto Citran

Synopsis Night Bus (2007) follows a high-stakes drama where a wealthy Polish businessman is desperate to obtain a crucial microchip containing vital information. He offers a substantial reward of $4 million to Eros to secure it. Four individuals—Matera, Andrea, Garofano, and...

Direction Gianni Amelio

Cast Elio Germano · Renato Carpentieri · Micaela Ramazzotti · Maria Nazionale

Synopsis Holding Hands (2017) follows the story of Cesare, a jaded and elderly widower who lives with his two children. His life takes an unexpected turn when the mysterious and youthful Emma enters his world, accompanied by her dubious husband. As...

Direction Daniele Luchetti

Cast Alba Rohrwacher · Luigi Lo Cascio · Silvio Orlando · Laura Morante

Synopsis The Ties (2020) is set in Naples during the early 1980s, where the marriage of Aldo and Vanda faces turmoil as Aldo develops feelings for the younger Lidia. Fast forward three decades, and despite the challenges, Aldo and Vanda remain...

Direction Ferzan Ozpetek

Cast Alessandro Borghi · Maria Pia Calzone · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Luisa Ranieri

Synopsis Naples in Veils (2017) presents a captivating narrative set against the backdrop of Naples, a city steeped in ancient enigma. The film's Baroque palaces and winding streets serve as the canvas for a somber tale of love lost and memories...

Direction Mike Newell

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Javier Bardem · John Leguizamo · Laura Elena Harring

Synopsis Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) is an adaptation of the renowned novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, chronicling the enduring love story of Florentino, a passionate individual who is devastated when Fermina, his beloved, is won over by a...

Direction Wim Wenders

Cast Campino · Dennis Hopper · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Jana Pallaske

Synopsis Palermo Shooting (2008) follows the story of Finn, a globally acclaimed photographer whose life is a whirlwind of fame and constant activity. With minimal rest, a perpetually ringing phone, and music as his constant companion, Finn's world abruptly unravels. Seeking...

Direction Luca Lucini

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Margherita Buy · Matthew Modine · Sergio Albelli

Direction Francesca Archibugi

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Andrea Miglio Risi · Tom Angel Kharumaty · Flavio Bucci

Direction Cyril Gelblat

Cast Miou-Miou · Charles Berling · Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Shulamit Adar

Synopsis Les murs porteurs (2007) follows the intertwined lives of Frida, a 75-year-old Ashkenazi woman grappling with memory loss and the blurring of past and present. Her daughter, Judith, a stay-at-home mother, struggles with feelings of uselessness as her youngest son...

Direction Antonello Grimaldi

Cast Isa Barzizza · Claudio Bisio · Renato Carpentieri · Fabio De Luigi

Direction Fabio Conversi

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Ángela Molina · Ana Fernández · Sabina Began

Synopsis Malefemmene (2001) follows the journey of a young woman who is unjustly incarcerated. Behind bars, she encounters a unique society composed entirely of women who appear to have discovered a secret to liberation.

Direction Alberto Sironi

Cast Giovanna Mezzogiorno · Stefano Dionisi · Delia Boccardo · Lluís Homar