Ludovica Rampoldi has slammed the final clapperboard on her first directorial effort, Breve storia d’amore. Having previously penned films such as Exterior Night [+lire aussi :
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interview : Gabriele Salvatores
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fiche film], and having created hit TV series along the lines of The Bad Guy [+lire aussi :
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fiche série] and 1992 / 1993 / 1994, as well as participating in the writing of Gomorrah, the Roman screenwriter shot the movie in Rome and Naples over the course of seven weeks.

Written by Rampoldi herself, Breve storia d’amore follows Lea and Rocco who meet in a bar and soon become lovers. But their secret relationship, which is consummated in a hotel room, takes a sinister turn when Lea tries to wind her way into Rocco’s everyday life.

"As a screenwriter, I wrote for other directors for years, always with great confidence and satisfaction", Rampoldi enthused. "When it came to this story about twisted relationships, betrayals, purity and obsessions, I felt the need to direct it myself, blending thriller and irony, drama and sentimental comedy, and placing my trust in a cast of extraordinary and generous actors, as well as in a crew who have been brilliant, and not only from a technical viewpoint".

The cast is composed of Pilar Fogliati (recently seen in Trust [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Sei fratelli [+lire aussi :
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fiche série]) Andrea Carpenzano (recently gracing Chiara [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]) and Valeria Golino (fresh from Cannes where she presented the series she directed, L’arte della gioia).

The crew, meanwhile, includes Gogò Bianchi heading up photography (Gianni De Gregorio and Lucio Pellegrini’s usual partner in crime), Francesca Calvelli in charge of editing (the owner of three David di Donatello trophies for Vincere [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], The Traitor and Exterior Night), Massimiliano Nocente offering up set design, and Stefano Ciammitti on costumes. The film’s music is entrusted to Fabio Massimo Capogrosso, sound to Gianluca Scarlata and casting to Gabriella Giannattasio.

Breve storia d’amore is produced by Indigo Film, HT Film and RAI Cinema.