''A Cold, Cold Winter'' () is a 1996 Italian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by

Roberto Cimpanelli Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert. Notable people named Roberto include: * Roberto (footballer, born 1912) * Roberto (footballer, born 1977) * Roberto (footballer, born 1978) * Roberto (footb ...

. For this film Cimpanelli won the 1997

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

for

best new director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V'' **Runners-up: Steve Kloves – '' ...

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Cast

Cecilia Dazzi Cecilia Dazzi (born 17 October 1969) is an Italian actress, television personality and songwriter. Early life Born in Rome, she is the daughter of film producer Tommaso Dazzi. Career She made her film debut in 1987, in Ettore Scola's '' Th ...

as Rosanna * Carlotta Natoli as Monica *

Paola Tiziana Cruciani Paola Tiziana Cruciani (born 29 May 1958) is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also ...

as Danila *

Marco Messeri Marco Messeri (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor. Life and career Born in Livorno, Messeri studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and acting at the drama ...

as Gianfrancesco * Frédérique Feder as Guya * Armando De Razza as Bruno *

Carlo Croccolo Carlo Croccolo (9 April 1927 – 12 October 2019) was an Italian actor, voice artist, director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Naples, Croccolo began his acting career on the radio and appeared in more than 100 films since 1949. His debut ca ...

as Dr. Crocchia * Riccardo Garrone as Lawyer Rossi Mannelli *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular p ...

as Roby * Francesca Reggiani as Ginevra *

Francesca Rettondini Francesca Rettondini (born 7 March 1968) is an Italian actress and television presenter. She is internationally known for the role of a songstress by the name of Francesca in the 2002 film ''Ghost Ship''. Career Francesca Rettondini made her t ...

as Luana * Giorgio Gobbi as Roby's friend *

Salvatore Puntillo Salvatore Puntillo (27 July 1935 – 14 July 2024) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Born in Rende, in the province of Cosenza, Puntillo left his law studies to enroll at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammati ...

as Rodolfo *

Sergio Fiorentini Sergio Fiorentini (29 July 1934 – 11 December 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Fiorentini was best known for his portrayal of characters in Italian crime dramas and films as well as dubbing Gene Hackman in a majority of his films an ...

as Achille Di Cola *

Lidia Biondi Lidia Biondi (3 February 1941 – 14 June 2016), often credited as Lydia Biondi, was an Italian film and television actress who appeared in more than 40 Italian and foreign films since the 1960s. Her international film credits included ''Eat Pray ...

as Maddalena * Marzia Aquilani as Marzia *

Mimmo Palmara Domenico "Mimmo" Palmara (25 July 1928 – 10 June 2016) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Cagliari, Palmara made his film debut in 1952 as a character actor in drama films by eminent directors such as Luchino Visconti, Mario Monicelli an ...

as Leo

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* 1996 films 1996 romantic comedy films Italian romantic comedy films 1996 directorial debut films 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films Italian-language romantic comedy films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub