Giulia Calenda

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Giulia Calenda

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Known For

There's Still TomorrowThere's Still Tomorrow · 2023
There's Still Tomorrow
8.12023
MovieDramaComedy
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
A Beautiful DayA Beautiful Day · 2026
A Beautiful Day
6.02026
MovieComedy
Tommaso, a single father of four, has shut himself off from the world. When his daughters push him to start over, he meets Lara — a brilliant, captivating woman. But both carry secrets that could change everything.
TornareTornare · 2019
Tornare
5.32019
MovieThriller
Cristina Comencini defines the film as a "thriller of the soul." It's the story of a woman who returns to Italy from the US to attend the funeral of her late father, an American admiral living in Naples. Here she meets a man who seems to know too many things about her.
Latin LoverLatin Lover · 2015
Latin Lover
5.72015
MovieDramaComedy
The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a celebration of his career.
Run to YouRun to You · 2022
Run to You
6.82022
MovieComedyRomance
Gianni is a serial seducer but his life is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is paraplegic.
Mom or Dad?Mom or Dad? · 2017
Mom or Dad?
5.82017
MovieComedy
A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.
The TastersThe Tasters · 2025
The Tasters
6.62025
MovieDramaHistory
In autumn 1943, in Gross-Partsch, 26-year-old Rosa, who had come from Berlin to stay with the parents of her husband Gregor, who was fighting on the Russian front, was taken by the SS to a mysterious place. Forced to taste a dish, she joins the group of tasters responsible for checking that the food destined for Hitler is not poisoned.
SteelSteel · 2012
Steel
5.92012
MovieDrama
Here, the steel worker works on a continuous cycle, twenty-four hours a day and never stops. There, by the sea, on the island of Elba there is a paradise and the unreachable dream of happy families. In the middle, on the shores their secret beach, neither here nor there, Anna and Francesca, small but big, "thirteen years old almost fourteen", who are living their last summer of innocence before high school. The film is based on the book by Silvia Avallone.

Movies

There's Still TomorrowThere's Still Tomorrow · 2023
There's Still Tomorrow
8.12023
MovieDramaComedy
In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.
A Beautiful DayA Beautiful Day · 2026
A Beautiful Day
6.02026
MovieComedy
Tommaso, a single father of four, has shut himself off from the world. When his daughters push him to start over, he meets Lara — a brilliant, captivating woman. But both carry secrets that could change everything.
TornareTornare · 2019
Tornare
5.32019
MovieThriller
Cristina Comencini defines the film as a "thriller of the soul." It's the story of a woman who returns to Italy from the US to attend the funeral of her late father, an American admiral living in Naples. Here she meets a man who seems to know too many things about her.
Latin LoverLatin Lover · 2015
Latin Lover
5.72015
MovieDramaComedy
The five daughters of a famous actor, all from different mothers and different nationalities, get together on the 10th anniversary of his death for a celebration of his career.
Run to YouRun to You · 2022
Run to You
6.82022
MovieComedyRomance
Gianni is a serial seducer but his life is destined to change when he meets Chiara, a beautiful woman who has had an accident and is paraplegic.
Mom or Dad?Mom or Dad? · 2017
Mom or Dad?
5.82017
MovieComedy
A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.
The TastersThe Tasters · 2025
The Tasters
6.62025
MovieDramaHistory
In autumn 1943, in Gross-Partsch, 26-year-old Rosa, who had come from Berlin to stay with the parents of her husband Gregor, who was fighting on the Russian front, was taken by the SS to a mysterious place. Forced to taste a dish, she joins the group of tasters responsible for checking that the food destined for Hitler is not poisoned.
SteelSteel · 2012
Steel
5.92012
MovieDrama
Here, the steel worker works on a continuous cycle, twenty-four hours a day and never stops. There, by the sea, on the island of Elba there is a paradise and the unreachable dream of happy families. In the middle, on the shores their secret beach, neither here nor there, Anna and Francesca, small but big, "thirteen years old almost fourteen", who are living their last summer of innocence before high school. The film is based on the book by Silvia Avallone.
The Children's TrainThe Children's Train · 2024
The Children's Train
7.42024
MovieDrama
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
Something NewSomething New · 2016
Something New
5.72016
MovieComedy
Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.
GuestsGuests · 1998
Guests
6.21998
MovieDrama
Gheni and Gherti, two young Albanian immigrants who live in Rome and work in a restaurant, settle in the home of the photographer Corrado, who makes friends with the first. In a torrid and empty city for the summer holidays Gherti, more restless, binds with Lino, an old Sardinian who every day accompanies his mentally ill wife to the city. Gheni instead continues his little "climb" in the restaurant and strengthens his friendship with Corrado.
Do You See Me?Do You See Me? · 2014
Do You See Me?
6.32014
MovieComedy
Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.
Don't TellDon't Tell · 2006
Don't Tell
6.12006
MovieDrama
Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart".
Like a Cat on a HighwayLike a Cat on a Highway · 2017
Like a Cat on a Highway
6.52017
MovieFamilyComedy
The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.
Don't Stop Me NowDon't Stop Me Now · 2019
Don't Stop Me Now
6.32019
MovieComedy
Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.
The ChoiceThe Choice · 2015
The Choice
5.42015
MovieDrama
A childless couple struggle in the aftermath of a sexual assault leaves the woman pregnant.
Like a Cat on a Highway 2Like a Cat on a Highway 2 · 2021
Like a Cat on a Highway 2
6.12021
MovieComedy
Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.
Io sono TempestaIo sono Tempesta · 2018
Io sono Tempesta
5.82018
MovieComedy
To avoid jail, a tax-dodging businessman is sentenced to a year of community service in a homeless shelter.
Born for YouBorn for You · 2023
Born for You
7.32023
MovieDrama
Alba has Down's Syndrome and was left in the hospital when she was born. Thirty families rejected her before the court decided to entrust her to Luca: a Catholic — and gay — single man.
Just a FatherJust a Father · 2008
Just a Father
6.72008
MovieComedyRomance
Carlo is a doctor that has recently lost his wife. Affected by the loss, he is supported by his family and friends, and, above all, for the love he feels towards his little daughter. And then, one day, he meets Camille.
Black and WhiteBlack and White · 2008
Black and White
5.32008
MovieComedyRomance
Racial integration is Elena's profession and passion, not only filling her working day as a cultural mediator assisting immigrants, but spilling over into her home life as well. All too often her husband Carlo must attend charity events where he feels distinctly out of place. During one of these evenings, Carlo meets Nadine, a beautiful black woman.
Woman of My LifeWoman of My Life · 2010
Woman of My Life
5.52010
MovieComedy
Longtime Italian cinema star Stefania Sandrelli (The First Beautiful Thing) is Alba, the mother of two very different adult sons. While Giorgio is a playboy who constantly cheats on his wife, Leonardo (Luca Argentero, Eat Pray Love) is always unlucky in love. When Leonardo finally meets the woman of his dreams, Sara, he brings her home to meet the family, but it appears this is not the first time that Sara has met Giorgio. Directed by Luca Lucini and stars Luca Argentero, Alessandro Gassman and Stefania Sandrelli.
A Special DayA Special Day · 2012
A Special Day
6.02012
MovieRomanceDrama
Gina and Marco are living in the suburbs of Rome. The two meet on a very special day: their first day at work. They have a future that awaits them and really seems at hand. Gina is about to realize her dream of becoming an actress, while Marco for the first time has found an opportunity that allows him to start dreaming: a job in a car rental company as a driver. They are enabled to know each other since his first duty is to drive Gina to an appointment, and given a delay, they have to share the whole day. This journey will take them from the periphery to the center of the city, will serve both to compare their experiences and think about a future that has already begun...
Petra - Gli Onori di CasaPetra - Gli Onori di Casa · 2025
Petra - Gli Onori di Casa
2025
Movie

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