''Improvvisamente Natale'' () is a 2022 Italian

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directed by Francesco Patierno, starring

Diego Abatantuono Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, comedian and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother f ...

and

Sara Ciocca Sara Ciocca (born 30 January 2008) is an Italian actress and voice actress. Life and career Born in Rome to parents from Riccia, Molise, Riccia, in Molise, she has been studying classical dance, modern jazz, contemporary dance, and piano since th ...

. The film was released via

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on 1 December 2022. A sequel entitled ''Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo'' was theatrically released on 6 December 2023. In 2024, the American remake '' A Sudden Case of Christmas'' was released, directed by

Peter Chelsom Peter Chelsom (born 20 April 1956) is a British film director, writer, and actor. He has directed such films as ''Hector and the Search for Happiness'', ''Serendipity'', and '' Shall We Dance?'' Peter Chelsom is a member of the British Academ ...

, and starring

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him ...

and

Andie MacDowell Rosalie Anderson MacDowell (born April 21, 1958) is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for ...

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* 2022 films 2020s Italian-language films 2020s Christmas comedy films Italian Christmas comedy films 2020s Italian films Films produced by Guglielmo Marchetti {{2020s-Italy-film-stub