Paola Cortellesi

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

Dir. Paola Cortellesi · With Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

Dir. Giovanni Storti, Aldo Baglio, Giacomo Poretti, Massimo Venier · With Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti

Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she had an affair. Who'll win her heart?

Dir. Massimo Venier · With Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti

Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova, Corrado Fortuna

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Paola Cortellesi, Stefano Fresi, Vinicio Marchioni

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Paola Cortellesi, Antonio Albanese, Sonia Bergamasco

Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to struggle to keep on going. They are happy and always on each other’s side, but shortly after she finds out she’s pregnant, she gets fired and her world starts falling apart. After having tried to have a baby for years, the joy of impending motherhood lasts only a few months. Begging for help but with no one ready to listen to her, completely desperate and shattered, Luciana decides to kidnap the managing director of her former company, asking for the justice she deserves.

Dir. Massimiliano Bruno · With Paola Cortellesi, Alessandro Gassmann, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns out to be a nightmare. Her husband dies in a car accident and her lawyer tells her that she is on her uppers. The only way she has to earn money in a short time is by resorting to the oldest job in history.

Dir. Massimiliano Bruno · With Paola Cortellesi, Raoul Bova, Rocco Papaleo

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Paola Cortellesi, Antonio Albanese, Sonia Bergamasco

Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.

Dir. Luca Miniero · With Paola Cortellesi, Rocco Papaleo, Luca Argentero

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.

Dir. Giuseppe Bonito · With Valerio Mastandrea, Paola Cortellesi, Stefano Fresi

Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society is corroded by favoritism that pushes inferior people to the top in virtually every field. In Florence, three thirty-somethings band together to wage their own war on the system. Each of them is a person of talent who has been pushed out by "favorites" or raccomandati, people who have muscled in on the promotions they ought to have gotten by pulling strings.

Dir. Giambattista Avellino · With Luca Argentero, Paola Cortellesi, Paolo Ruffini

A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.

Dir. Carlo Verdone · With Carlo Verdone, Paola Cortellesi, Tea Falco

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Paola Cortellesi, Antonio Albanese, Carlo Buccirosso

From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the never-ending battle of the sexes gets personal.

Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Paola Cortellesi, Fabio De Luigi, Sarah Felberbaum

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.

Dir. Cristina Comencini · With Paola Cortellesi, Micaela Ramazzotti, Eduardo Valdarnini

Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his friend Michele play in a group that emulates the Beatles and face opposition from their partners. Finally, Marcello and Paola are a divorced couple who, from time to time, pretend they are still together to avoid problems. They are victims of a relentless war of sexes.

Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Claudio Bisio, Nancy Brilli, Salvatore Ficarra