Teresa Saponangelo Movies

Two people unhappy in their relationships turn to one another in this drama from filmmaker Silvio Soldini. Anna (Alba Rohrwacher) is a woman in her early thirties who works as an accountant at a large insurance firm. Anna gets along well with her family and lives with her long-time boyfriend, Alessio (Giuseppe Battiston), a nice guy who thinks they should settle down and have a child. But Anna feels the excitement has gone out of their relationship, and when one of her co-workers, Domenico (Pierfrancesco Favino), begins flirting with her, she's intrigued and responds in kind. Before long, Anna and Domenico are having an affair, but while she's straying from a relationship she's not certain has a future, he has a wife (Teresa Saponangelo) and two children, and even if he's not always happy at home he's not prepared to leave his family. In time, Anna wants more out of her romance with Domenico than a few hours a week in a cheap motel, but Domenico makes no secret of his life with his family, and there's no resolution to their situation that won't leave someone hurt. Come Undone (aka Cosa Voglio di Piu [What More Do I Want]) was an official selection at the 2010 Berlin International Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Two disparate men become unlikely friends in the Italian comedy-drama Two Friends, directed by theater veterans and first-time feature film directors Spiro Scimone and Francesco Sframeli. Paint factory worker Nunzio (Francesco Sframeli) shares a house with the gruff and mysterious Pino (Spiro Scimone, whose play Nunzio provides the basis for the film), whose frequent traveling piques Nunzio's interest. As Nunzio assaults Pino with numerous questions after each trip, Pino provides brief answers without giving away too much information -- since revealing his occupation as a contract killer would put Nunzio into unnecessary and grave danger. But Pino is forced to do just that when Nunzio becomes ill, forcing the assassin to refuse jobs in order to care for his ailing friend -- and thus endangering both men. Two Friends was included in the International Critics' Week Program at the 2002 Venice Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, Rovi

Nae Caranfil directs this playful movie about the two years that young French author Stendhal gallivanted about the Italian countryside. Stendhal (Francois Cluzet), then still known simply as Henri Beyle, is living the life of a gentleman-wanderer, looking for a direction in his life. He spends a few nights at the estate of Count Nencini (Giancarlo Giannini) as he waits for the army to dispatch with a brigand lair. He learns that the melancholy Count is secretly supporting the bandit, which soon embroils the young writer in a web of intrigue. Meanwhile, he finds himself profoundly attracted to young widow Giuseppina (Isabella Ferrari). ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

In this anthology film with five episodes about modern-day Naples, director Antonio Capuano updates Vittorio De Sica's The Gold of Naples (1954): In Seven Part Scopa a young card-player gambles against local butchers; in Charlie and Jerry two sax players minus instruments entertain at a wedding by reviving old routines of Eduardo De Filippo and Toto); The Wedding tells the story of impoverished newlyweds; Fred follows Argentine tourists in Pompei; and in Richard Gere an aspiring actor has a vision of his hero. Shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi

Two very different Italian women from opposite ends of the country and the Italian economic stratum forge a friendship based on their amorphous longing for something meaningful in their lives. Elena works as a chemical analyst with a cosmetics company in Treviso. It's a good job, and what with a wonderful lover plus a caring ex-husband, Elena has the makings of a fulfilling, happy life. But despite her fortunate circumstances, she is miserable all the time. One day, she has a fender-bender with Anita, a feisty 80 year-old-woman. The two eventually become friends, but then Anita suddenly dies. Elena decides to fly to Anita's southern hometown of Taranto to notify her relatives. It is there that Elena meets grocery-store clerk Maria, a troubled young woman with a brutal husband and a daughter who is losing touch with reality. A strange but strong friendship grows between the women that culminates in their taking a journey to Mont Blanc with Maria's daughter. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Dreamy and bittersweet, this Italian comedy chronicles the fantasies of an overweight dreamer. All her life the rotund and thirtyish Isotta has had a propensity for day dreams. Born too thin, her overprotective mother too soon fattened her up, thereby insuring a life of obesity for her daughter. When not dreaming away her days or working at a factory, Isotta deals with her father's compulsive gambling habit and hangs out with her friends Luisa and Caterina. One day, Isotta meets a handsome Greek salesman and they become friends. Things are fine until she misinterprets his friendship for something else. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi