"This Holiday Season, Be Italian."

2009

1h 58m

5.5(611 votes)

Drama

Music

Romance

Overview

Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.

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109 members

Acting

Daniel Day-Lewis

Guido Contini

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Marion Cotillard

Luisa Contini

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Penélope Cruz

Carla

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Nicole Kidman

Claudia

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Judi Dench

Lilli

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Sophia Loren

Mamma

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Kate Hudson

Stephanie

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Fergie

Saraghina

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Ricky Tognazzi

Dante

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Enzo Cilenti

Leopardi

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Giuseppe Cederna

Fausto

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Elio Germano

Pierpaolo

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Andrea Di Stefano

Benito

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Roberto Nobile

Jaconelli

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Amy Bailey

Female Dancer

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Claudia Mancinelli

Female Dancer

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Remo Remotti

Cardinal

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Michele Alhaique

Don Mario

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Martina Stella

Donatella

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Valerio Mastandrea

De Rossi

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Sandro Dori

Studio Superintendent

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Romina Carancini

Production Assistant/Female Dancer

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Alessandro Denipotti

Production Assistant

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Alessandro Fiore

Production Assistant

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Erica Gohdes

Production Assistant

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Gianluca Frezzato

Production Assistant/Male Dancer

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Paola Zaccari

Production Assistant/Female Dancer

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Roberta Mastromichele

Roberta/Female Dancer

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Francesco De Vito

Radio Reporter

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Francesca Fanti

Dinardo

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Enzo Squillino Jr.

Reporter 1

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Michael Peluso

Reporter 2

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Jonathan Del Vecchio

Reporter 3

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Jake Canuso

Reporter 4

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Eliot Giuralarocca

Reporter 5

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Production

Tommaso Colognese

Reporter

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Jennifer Iacono

Reporter/Female Dancer

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Vicky Lambert

Reporter/Female Dancer

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Lavinia Savignoni

Reporter/Female Dancer

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Damiano Bisozzi

Bellman/Male Dancer

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Marcello Magni

Doctor

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Anna Maria Everett

Nurse

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Mark Bousie

'Folies' Pianist

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Giuseppe Spitaleri

Young Guido

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Pietro Lais

Boy on the Beach

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Samuele Minotti

Boy on the Beach

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Francesco Manuel Pappalardo

Boy on the Beach

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Pietro Revelli

Boy on the Beach

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Gianluigi Tosti Di Valminuta

Boy on the Beach

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Massimiliano Belsito

Priest on the Beach/Male Dancer

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Roberto Sbraccia

Priest on the Beach

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Mario Vernazza

Principal

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Marco Liotti

Male Band Singer

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Monica Scattini

Pensione Matron

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Roberto Citran

Doctor Rondi

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Georgina Leonidas

Matron's Daughter

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Vincent Riotta

Luigi

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Shannon Belcastro

Film Crew/Male Dancer

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Crew

Joey Pizzi

Film Crew/Male Dancer

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Jean Martin

Film Crew

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Costume & Make-Up

Kerry Warn

Film Crew

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Eleonora Scopelliti

Screen Test Actress 1/Female Dancer

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Ilaria Cavola

Screen Test Actress 2/Female Dancer

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Alessia Piovan

Alessia

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Giovanni Luca Izzo

Man with Luisa

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Simone Cappotto

Simone

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Giacomo Valdameri

Actor

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Anna Safroncik

Actress

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Irina Aggrey

Female Dancer

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Lauren Brooke

Female Dancer

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Maria Teresa Corsi

Female Dancer

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Denise Faye

Female Dancer

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Tamara Fernando

Female Dancer

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Manuela Guastalli

Female Dancer

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Gemma Lawrence

Female Dancer

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Jennifer Leung

Female Dancer

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Tara Nicole Hughes

Female Dancer

Costume & Make-Up

Holly Mayes

Female Dancer

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Claire Rogers

Female Dancer

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Katrina Vasilieva

Female Dancer

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Glenn Ball

Male Dancer

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Ramon Christian

Male Dancer

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Nicholas Cunningham

Male Dancer

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Leon Else

Male Dancer

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Antonio Fiore

Male Dancer

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Ste Hopps

Male Dancer

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James P. Rees

Male Dancer

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Tristan Temple

Male Dancer

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Emiliano Caroselli

Terrace Restaurant Band

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Costantino Ladisa

Terrace Restaurant Band

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Alberto Lombardi

Terrace Restaurant Band

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Menotti Minervini

Terrace Restaurant Band

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Alessio Scialo

Terrace Restaurant Band

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Layla Amir

Italian Lady (uncredited)

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Alex Argenti

Head of Art Department (uncredited)

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Iris Cayatte

(uncredited)

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Ch'Lu

Italian Tutor (uncredited)

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James Currie

Journalist (uncredited)

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Filippo Delaunay

Photographer (uncredited)

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Domenico Dolce

Extra (uncredited)

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Stefano Gabbana

Extra (uncredited)

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Aykut Hilmi

Reporter (uncredited)

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Kostas Katsikis

Journalist/Photographer (uncredited)

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Gino Picciano

Preist (uncredited)

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John Simmit

Alberto Preston (uncredited)

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Jesse James Sims

Italian Businessman in Bar (uncredited)

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Alexi Stavrou

Alesio/Auditioner (uncredited)

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Lorraine Stewart

The Widow (uncredited)

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Nico Toffoli

Casino's Dancer (uncredited)

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Cast & Crew

Daniel Day-Lewis

Marion Cotillard

Penélope Cruz

Nicole Kidman

Judi Dench

Sophia Loren

Kate Hudson

Fergie

Ricky Tognazzi

Enzo Cilenti

Giuseppe Cederna

Elio Germano

Andrea Di Stefano

Roberto Nobile

Amy Bailey

Claudia Mancinelli

Remo Remotti

Michele Alhaique

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Valerio Mastandrea

Sandro Dori

Romina Carancini

Alessandro Denipotti

Alessandro Fiore

Erica Gohdes

Gianluca Frezzato

Paola Zaccari

Roberta Mastromichele

Francesco De Vito

Francesca Fanti

Enzo Squillino Jr.

Michael Peluso

Jonathan Del Vecchio

Jake Canuso

Eliot Giuralarocca

Tommaso Colognese

Jennifer Iacono

Vicky Lambert

Lavinia Savignoni

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Marcello Magni

Anna Maria Everett

Mark Bousie

Giuseppe Spitaleri

Pietro Lais

Samuele Minotti

Francesco Manuel Pappalardo

Pietro Revelli

Gianluigi Tosti Di Valminuta

Massimiliano Belsito

Roberto Sbraccia

Mario Vernazza

Marco Liotti

Monica Scattini

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Georgina Leonidas

Vincent Riotta

Shannon Belcastro

Joey Pizzi

Jean Martin

Kerry Warn

Eleonora Scopelliti

Ilaria Cavola

Alessia Piovan

Giovanni Luca Izzo

Simone Cappotto

Giacomo Valdameri

Anna Safroncik

Irina Aggrey

Lauren Brooke

Maria Teresa Corsi

Denise Faye

Tamara Fernando