Giovanna MezzogiornoFilmography

Born:: November 9, 1974 in Rome, Italy
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: Mediterranean actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno grew up in Rome, then entered formal dramatic studies under the aegis of the legendary Peter Brook at his Paris-based International Center of Theatre Research. Early roles waxed exclusively continental, so that Mezzogiorno's work in projects including Il Viaggio Della Sposa...Read More

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Vincere

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Costella, Michela Cescon, Fausto Russo Alesi, Filippo Timi

Synopsis: This unusual and offbeat historical drama rests on a little-known conceit. Though seldom discussed in history books (and reportedly undisclosed for half a century), fascist dictator Benito Mussolini conceived an illegitimate son by a woman named Ida Dalser -- a son Mussolini allowed to be born Read More

5/20/09
Front Line

Actors: Riccardo Scamarcio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Rongione

Synopsis: Love and politics force a man into a dangerous situation in this drama from director Renata De Maria. Prima Linea was a radical political group active in Italy in the 1970s that believed that the nation's leadership was taking a dangerous turn to the right, and they were willing to respond to a Read More

2009
L'Amore non basta

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno

4/18/08
The Palermo Shooting

Actors: Campino, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Dennis Hopper, Milla Jovovich, Inga Busch

Synopsis: Die Toten Hosen front-man Campino headlines iconic German filmmaker Wim Wenders' drama about a world-renowned photographer who finds a new life and a new love while being targeted by a tenacious trigger-man. Finn (Campino) is a successful shutterbug who leads a hectic life, gets precious little Read More

2008
I Am Alive

Actors: Massimo De Santis, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Synopsis: Screenwriting team Dino and Filippo Gentili make their first foray into directing with this atmospheric black comedy concerning an out of work builder who accepts a dubious late-night job at the behest of his slightly unhinged best friend. Employed by a grief-stricken father to watch over the body Read More

2008
Cycles

Actors: Miou-Miou, Charles Berling, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Shulamit Adar, Dominique Reymond

Synopsis: A brother and sister face the traumas of middle age while their mother loses her battle with Alzheimer's in this comedy-drama from France. Simon (Charles Berling) is a writer in his mid-forties who is getting his life back on track after a divorce; he's also looking after his teenage daughter Read More

2008
Love in the Time of Cholera

Actors: Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Benjamin Bratt, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Hector Elizondo

Synopsis: Based on Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez's novel of the same name, director Mike Newell's Love in the Time of Cholera details a passionate love triangle that unfolds in turn-of-the-century South America. Oscar-winning Pianist scribe Ronald Harwood adapts the story of two young Read More

11/16/07
Night Bus

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Valerio Mastandrea, Ennio Fantastichini, Anna Romantowska, Roberto Citran

Synopsis: Not to be confused with Kiumars Poorahmad's 2007 Iranian feature of the same title, Davide Marengo's Italian-language crime comedy Night Bus (2007) concerns a microchip with potentially damning evidence against a Polish magnate. An ex-secret service agent, Carlo Matera (Ennio Fantastichini) Read More

2007
Flying Lessons

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Andrea Miglio Risi, Angel Tom Karumathy, Roberto Citran, Anna Galiena

Synopsis: A pair of teenage classmates known as "Chicken" and "Curry" for the fact that they are virtually inseparable attempt to cover for the fact that they both failed their high school finals by claiming that "Curry" is in the midst of an identity crisis that can only be solved by returning to his Read More

2007
Don't Tell

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca, Angela Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Battiston

Synopsis: Dark shadows from a woman's past come back to haunt her in this drama from writer and director Cristina Comencini. Sabina (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) would seem to have a charmed life -- she has a successful career as a voice actress, a loving and supportive relationship with her boyfriend, Franco (Alessio Boni Read More

3/17/06
Facing Windows

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yilmaz, Massimo Poggio

Synopsis: Young married couple Giovanna (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have been married long enough to have become almost completely jaded by their lots in life, with most of their individual aspirations having been set aside some time ago. As their marriage begins to fall apart, the Read More

6/18/04
Stai con me

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini

2004
Ilaria Alpi: Il Più Crudele Dei Giorni

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Rade Sherbedgia, Angelo Infanti, Amanda Plummer, Tony Lo Bianco

Synopsis: While pursuing a story in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1994, Italian investigative reporter Ilaria Alpi and her cameraman Miran Hrovatin were brutally murdered for uncovering what was later discovered to be one of the largest governmental corruption scandals in European history. Director Ferdinando Vincentini Orgnani Read More

2003
The Last Kiss

Actors: Stefano Accorsi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Stefania Sandrelli, Marco Cocci, Pierfrancesco Favino

Synopsis: Parenthood stirs up a wealth of mixed emotions in this drama from Italy. Carlo (Stefano Accorsi) and Giulia (Giovanna Mezzogiorno) are a couple in their late twenties who realize they've crossed the final threshold into adulthood when Giulia discovers she's going to have a baby. Even though Carlo Read More

8/2/02
Nobel

Actors: Héctor Alterio, Stanislas Merhar, Katja Riemann, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

2001
Tutta La Conoscenza Del Mondo

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Giorgio Albertazzi

Synopsis: Two men share a life-changing experience that they can't fully explain in this drama. Struggling musician Marco (Marco Bonini) and handicapped Claudio (Claudio Guain) both have a brush with death when Claudio's wheelchair becomes caught on a railroad track and Marco tries to free Claudio before Read More

2001
Les Miserables

Actors: Gérard Depardieu, John Malkovich, Virginie Ledoyen, Christian Clavier, Enrico Lo Verso

Synopsis: Victor Hugo's classic story of one man's struggle to redeem himself -- and another man's efforts to bring him down -- is brought to the screen again (there have been at least 18 previous screen adaptations) in this epic-scale television production with a distinguished international cast. Jean Read More

2000
Un Uomo Perbene

Actors: Michele Placido, Stefano Accorsi, Mariangela Melato, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Leo Gullotta

Synopsis: Based on a true-life court case that rocked Italy during the 1980s, this film recounts the tribulations of Enzo Tortora, a popular television host who was wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide Read More

1999
Del Perduto Amore

Actors: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Rocco Papaleo, Enrico Lo Verso, Rino Cassano

Synopsis: Actor-turned-director Michele Placido directed this Italian political drama inspired by Liliana Rossi, a crusading woman from Puglia, Placido's hometown. Priest Don Gerardo (Placido), at age 50, reflects on his life, looking back to 1958, his childhood, and the discipline of his father (Fabrizio Bentivoglio Read More

1998
Il Viaggio Della Sposa

Actors: Sergio Rubini, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Umberto Orsini, Carlo Mucari, Franco Javarone

Synopsis: Porzia, a beautiful and feisty aristocrat leaves her convent school when her wealthy, blue-blooded fiancé sends a small military regiment to bring her home for their wedding. Handsome Captain Palagano has been particularly charged with keeping the virginal lass safe and intact. The journey across Read More

1997