Synopsis
In post-war Rome, a city torn between its newfound liberation and the miserable aftermath of the war, Delia (Paola Cortellesi) is seemingly resigned to her traditional role of wife and mother. Her husband Ivano (Valerio Mastandrea) is the undisputed master of the family. Delia sees her daughter Marcella’s (Romana Maggiora Vergano) engagement to her middle-class boyfriend, Giulio (Francesco Centorame), as Marcella’s chance to avoid the same fate as her. Everything suddenly changes when a mysterious letter arrives and fires up Delia’s courage to overturn convention and start wishing for a better life – and not just for herself.
Paola Cortellesi
Director
Paola Cortellesi (Roma, 1973) è un’attrice, sceneggiatrice, autrice e regista.