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Valentina Lodovini has 16 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Booksmart
2019
Comedy
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
Dir. Marco Risi · With Libero De Rienzo, Valentina Lodovini, Michele Riondino
Alberto, post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare ...
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro
Enrico, Fabrizio, and Stefano are three lifelong friends and colleagues who share left-wing political ideals. They run a small production company, juggling commercials and wedding shoots, but hope to return to making social-themed documentaries. One day, they receive a financially attractive offer that seems to meet their expectations. Unfortunately, the deal has unethical implications.
Dir. Davide Rossi, Andrea Mazzarella, Davide Bonacina, Pietro Belfiore, Andrea Fadenti · With Massimiliano Loizzi, Walter Leonardi, Marco Ripoldi
A stressed-out mom takes off on a 10-day solo vacation, sending her family into chaos as the dad tries to take over the household duties.
Dir. Alessandro Genovesi · With Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Angelica Elli
A woman seeking treatment for her stress, suddenly finds herself unable to filter herself when she speaks.
Dir. Guido Chiesa · With Valentina Lodovini, Neri Marcorè, Libero De Rienzo
Carlo and Giulia are grappling with new problems regarding the division of their respective tasks within the family. Since Giulia has started working again, it is Carlo who takes care of the children and the household chores. However, he starts to find the role of “Mr. Mom” a bit tight-fitting. Just when he decides to get back into the game and look for a job, Giulia reveals to him that she is up for a promotion that would lead her to move to Sweden. As if that weren’t enough, she will have to take the interview on December 24 in Stockholm. Everything seems to threaten the family unity. What should they do? Carlo comes up with a "brilliant" idea… To recover the old camper and drag the family into an adventure that will lead them on a journey to the North to spend Christmas all together lovingly. Unexpected events along the way and a hilarious encounter/confrontation with a self-styled Santa Claus will make the trip unforgettable.
Dir. Alessandro Genovesi · With Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Diego Abatantuono
Three families go into crisis when their daughters get engaged because they are convinced that their young daughters have all chosen a wrong partner.
Dir. Rolando Ravello · With Marco Giallini, Isabella Ferrari, Giuseppe Battiston
as Sonia (segment "San Valentino")
A quartet of stories unfold across four holidays as family members, friends and colleagues face hard decisions, career setbacks and life-changing events.
Dir. Massimiliano Bruno, Edoardo Leo · With Edoardo Leo, Massimiliano Bruno, Anna Foglietta
High school professor Guido is a hopeless romantic whose life falls apart after his girlfriend leaves him. Paolo, a former student of his, helps him in getting out of his depression for a better chance to become a PE teacher himself.
Dir. Alessandro Genovesi · With Claudio Bisio, Frank Matano, Valentina Lodovini
In Milan, Matteo is an underemployed physicist, giving the occasional lecture at a university while working at a PR firm where he knows he'll be fired. Without his really trying, two women are attracted to him, a blond and a brunette. The blond is Angelica; they meet smoking on the office rooftop. To his surprise, she has clout in the company and soon has him flying off (with her) to make presentations. The brunette is Beatrice, a new flatmate, hoping for a teaching job in the national service. Angelica dangles a posting with her in Barcelona; Beatrice is simply Beatrice. Will Matteo figure out what he wants - and decide before opportunity passes him by?
Dir. Massimo Venier · With Alessandro Tiberi, Valentina Lodovini, Carolina Crescentini
When an uncompromising idealist and rich, arrogant heir cross paths, their contrasting beliefs begin to shift when they fall for each other.
Dir. Marco Ponti · With Valentina Lodovini, Alessandro Preziosi, Vinicio Marchioni
Dir. Paolo Costella · With Claudio Bisio, Margherita Buy, Claudio Santamaria
A couple receives an indecent proposal from their younger, more daring neighbors.
Dir. Paolo Costella · With Claudio Bisio, Vittoria Puccini, Valentina Lodovini
Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro
Lina is about to graduate high school and has her sights set on her future at MIT. But when her mom gets sick, she encourages Lina to follow in her footsteps and have “the summer of a lifetime” in Rome. Using her mom’s old diary as a guide, she explores the romantic and magical city, where she just might find love... and gelato, of course.
Dir. Brandon Camp · With Susanna Skaggs, Tobia De Angelis, Owen McDonnell
Francesco and Claudia are best friends. They're inseparable and tell each other everything, until another man enters the picture stealing Claudia's heart. Francesco then realizes that friendship between man and woman is a complicated thing.
Dir. Giovanni Veronesi · With Fabio De Luigi, Laetitia Casta, Valentina Lodovini
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