Italian writer-turned-director Ludovica Lampoldi’s secret romance A Brief Affair, starring a star-studded local cast including Pilar Foliati (Madly), Adriano Giannini (Supersex) and Valeria Golino (The Morning Show), has sold well internationally ahead of the opening of the upcoming Rome Film Festival.
Blending thriller, drama, and romance tropes with an overall ironic tone, the film marks the directorial debut of acclaimed Italian screenwriter Lampoldi. She is known for her work in Sky’s ‘Gomorrah’ series, Amazon’s ‘The Bad Guy’ show and films such as ‘The Traitor’ directed by Marco Bellocchio and ‘The Invisible Boy’ directed by Oscar winner Gabriele Salvatores.
“A Brief Affair” is the story of Lea (played by Foliati) and Rocco (Giannini), who meet by chance at a bar and are instantly attracted to each other. A secret affair ensues, consisting of a fleeting secret meeting in a hotel room. However, over time, Leah becomes obsessed with Rocco, and she increasingly invades his life, taking the story in unexpected and disturbing directions.
The MIA market in Rome has just concluded, and Italian sales company True Colors has signed a deal with Busch Media Group (German-speaking countries) to distribute “A Brief Affair.” Karma Films (Spain and Andorra); Other World Entertainment (Scandinavia); Aurora Films (Poland); Rosebud.21 (Greece); Scene&Sound aka Poongkyung Sori (South Korea); Pandora (Brazil); Palace Films (Australia and New Zealand). Cora Films (Taiwan); Risi Film (Portugal); and EstinFilm (Baltic States).
“After years of writing scripts for other directors, I decided to make my directorial debut with ‘Breve Storia d’Amore’ (‘A Brief Affair’) to explore the complexities of human relationships in a very personal way, asking myself questions about purity, betrayal, desire and the mystery that others always represent to us,” Lampoldi said in a statement.
Produced by Indigo Films, HT Films and RAI Cinema, ‘A Brief Affair’ will have its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival on Thursday. It will be released theatrically in Italy on November 27th through RAI Cinema’s 01 distribution division.
