Dark Eyes is a 1987 Italian and Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Set in Italy and Russia in the years before the First World War, it tells the story of a married Italian man who falls in love with a married Russian woman. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Yelena Safonova, it received positive reviews from critics. The title of the film refers to a popular Russian song of the same name written by Yevhen Hrebinka in 1843.
Valeria Golino is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee, and Hot Shots!, where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly-button" scene. In addition to David di Donatello, Nastro d'Argento, Ciak d'oro and Globo d'oro awards, she is one of four actresses to have twice won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival.
Ginevra Elkann is a London-born Italian film producer and director, heiress and socialite. She is a member of the Agnelli family and granddaughter of Italian industrialist Gianni Agnelli.
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi is an Italian actor.
Domenico Starnone is an Italian writer, screenwriter, and journalist.
Ambra Angiolini is an Italian actress and singer.
Paolo Virzì is an Italian film director, writer and producer.
Elena Sofia Barucchieri, known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci, is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series Che Dio ci aiuti.
Romanzo di una strage is a 2012 Italian historical drama film directed by Marco Tullio Giordana. It is loosely based on the book Il segreto di Piazza Fontana by Paolo Cucchiarelli. The film deals with the reconstruction of the Piazza Fontana bombing that took place in Milan December 12, 1969, and of the tragic events that ensued, from the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, which occurred in mysterious circumstances during an interrogation, to the death of the Commissioner Luigi Calabresi, who had led the investigation.
Ennio Fantastichini was an Italian actor.
Giorgio Tirabassi is an Italian film, television, and stage actor, as well as director.
Paola Tiziana Cruciani is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright.
Human Capital is a 2013 Italian film directed by Paolo Virzì. The film is based on the American novel Human Capital by Stephen Amidon. For her performance in the film, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi was awarded Best Actress at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.
A Five Star Life is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi. For her performance, Margherita Buy won the David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film also won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Comedy.
Tutta colpa di Freud is a 2014 Italian comedy film written and directed by Paolo Genovese.
Greta Scarano is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
Vivo Film, established in Rome at the beginning of 2004 by Gregorio Paonessa and Marta Donzelli, is an Italian independent production company for art-house films.
Federica Victoria Johanna Caiozzo, known professionally as Thony, is an Italian singer and actress.
Susanna Nicchiarelli is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter.
Alessandro Lai is an Italian costume designer.
