A Woman's Name

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A Woman's Name
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Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana
Screenplay byCristiana Mainardi
Marco Tullio Giordana
Produced byLionello Ceri
Starring
CinematographyVincenzo Carpineta
Edited byFrancesca Calvelli
Claudio Misantoni
Music by Dario Marianelli
Release date
  • 2018 (2018)
LanguageItalian

A Woman's Name (Italian: Nome di donna) is a 2018 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Marco Tullio Giordana and starring Cristiana Capotondi. [1] [2] [3] [4] For her performance in the film, Adriana Asti received a Nastro d'argento nomination for best supporting actress. [5] The film also received two Globo d'oro nominations, for best actress (Capotondi) and best score (Dario Marianelli). [6]

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