Italian Cinema Today

He's an intense, articulate actor with dozens of diverse roles to his credit, and his latest film, Perfetti Sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) is set to make its North American premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. Roman-born actor, Marco Giallini shines in the roles he takes on, whether he is the oddball in a comedy, the sexy mystery man in a drama or the bad guy you’d love to hate in a thriller.   In each case, Giallini reels us into his character’s fascinating world with his impressive range of performing. Born in Rome in 1963, Giallini grew up with a number of interests including music, motorcycles and soccer. Before he discovered his call to act, he explored his passion for music, starting his own band in the early 80’s called, I Monitors. Then in 1985, destiny knocked at his door, and Giallini enrolled in acting school. He studied theater and for nearly a decade, participated in local productions in Rome’s many venues. It was in 1995 that h...

Here's a film that I am really hoping makes its way to American shores in 2016. Storie sospese is the story of Thomas (Marco Giallini) who works with a group of climbers in a high mountain yard to secure the impervious side of a mountain. When an unexpected problem causes the closure of the yard, the workers suddenly find themselves unemployed.  Thomas faces grave financial problems. A former colleague who now runs a small business comes to the rescue and offers him a job in a small town in Abruzzo. There, he meets Giovanna ( Maya Sansa ) a feisty teacher and a young geologist, who joins him in his work. He finds himself having to deal with a social life that he was no longer used to, and strange dynamics with his new job. I'm looking forward to seeing two of my favorite actors working together.. also looking forward to seeing Marco Giallini in a dramatic role. It seems that he's so good at comedy, he sometimes get pigeon-holed in that same...

Dubbed by The New York Times as the new image of Italian cinema, Maya Sansa is known for her intense roles and impressive range. In addition to Italian, she speaks fluent English and French, widening her appeal beyond the borders of Italy. The daughter of an Iranian father and Italian mother, Sansa began her acting journey when she was just a teenager. Upon graduating high school where her acting studies began, she went on to study her craft at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. While she was still a student there, she was chosen by director, Marco Bellocchio to costar in his film, La balia (The Nanny). The film premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and launched Sansa's career. In the years to come, she would go on to work with Bellocchio on two more of his films, Buongiorno notte  (Good Morning, Goodnight)  and Bella addormentata . In Bellocchio's 2003, Buongiorno, notte , Sansa plays the role of Chiara, a woman caught up in the violence and belie...