A Brief Affair (film)
2025 Italian film
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A Brief Affair (Italian: Breve storia d'amore, lit. 'Short love story') is a 2025 Italian film written and directed by Ludovica Rampoldi.[2] It was the first film directed by Rampoldi and grossed 738,729 €.
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| Breve storia d'amore | |
| Directed by | Ludovica Rampoldi |
| Written by | Ludovica Rampoldi |
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| Cinematography | Gogò Bianchi |
| Edited by | Francesca Calvelli |
| Music by | Fabio Massimo Capogrosso |
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| Country | Italy |
Plot
Seismologist Rocco spends his Friday nights at a gym, alternating between boxing and chess matches. After the gym he goes to a neighbouring bar, where one evening he meets Lea. A few days later Lea sees him near her workplace and they begin a relationship. Learning that Rocco's wife Cecilia is a psychoanalyst, Lea meets her at a shooting range where Cecilia trains and asks her for a consultation, expressing her distress, convinced that her partner Andrea is cheating on her. Eventually, the four protagonists meet again and make up their differences.
Cast
- Pilar Fogliati as Lea
- Adriano Giannini as Rocco
- Andrea Carpenzano as Andrea
- Valeria Golino as Cecilia
- Massimo De Lorenzo as Umberto
- Betty Pedrazzi as the barista
- Monica Nappo as Adele
- Lorenzo Gioielli as Sergio
- Pia Engleberth as the pianist
- Giselda Volodi as the hotel receptionist
- Selene Caramazza as TV series actress
- Giulia Maenza as TV series actress
Production
There was seven weeks' shooting from April to June 2024 in Rome and Naples.[3]
Distribution
It premiered on 16 October 2025 in that year's Rome Film Festival and was released in Italian cinemas on 27 November 2025, distributed by 01 Distribution.[4]
Awards
- David di Donatellos 2026[5]
- Best New Director (nomination) for Ludovica Rampoldi
- Best Supporting Actress (nomination) for Valeria Golino
- La pellicola d'oro 2026[6]
- Best lead actress (nomination) for Pilar Fogliati