''A Woman's Name'' (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: ''Nome di donna'') is a 2018 Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

co-written and directed by

Marco Tullio Giordana Marco Tullio Giordana (born 1 October 1950) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Milan, during the 1970s he approached the cinema by collaborating on the screenplay of Roberto Faenza's 1977 documentary ''Forza Itali ...

and starring

Cristiana Capotondi Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing ...

. For her performance in the film,

Adriana Asti Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography Adriana Asti appeared very young in Dino Risi's short film Buio in sala, shot in 1948. She made her theatrical debut in 1951 acting in Plautus' Miles Glo ...

received a

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 ...

nomination for best supporting actress. The film also received two

Globo d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was founded in 1959 by the Foreign Press Association in Italy. The Globo d'oro Awards for Italian cinema are given by the Foreign Press. The fi ...

nominations, for best actress (Capotondi) and best score (

Dario Marianelli Dario Marianelli (born 21 June 1963) is an Italian composer. Early life Marianelli was born in Pisa, Italy. He studied piano and composition in Florence and in 1990 he moved to London. After a year as a postgraduate composer at the Guildhall Sch ...

Plot

Cast

as Nina Martini *

Valerio Binasco Valerio Binasco (born 20 June 1964) is an Italian actor, stage director, and playwright. Life and career Born in Paderna, Binasco graduated at the drama school of the Stabile di Genova, where he made his professional debut in 1987. He won two ...

as Marco Maria Torri * Stefano Scandaletti as Luca *

Michela Cescon Michela Cescon (; born 13 April 1971) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy'', '' Salty Air'', '' Viva la libertà'', ''Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti'', '' First Love'' and ''Tulpa ...

as Tina Della Rovere * Bebo Storti as Don Roberto Ferrari * Laura Marinoni as Arabella Rossi *

Anita Kravos Anita Kravos (born 2 April 1974) is an Italian actress. Her acting credits include '' Raise Your Head'' and ''The Great Beauty''. In 2010 she has been nominated to the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress thanks to her performanc ...

as Alina * Patrizia Piccinini as the Lawyer * Patrizia Punzo as Franca Tozzi *

Vanessa Scalera Vanessa Scalera (born 5 April 1977) is an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Mesagne, Scalera is the daughter of two nurses. She grew up in Latiano, and in 1996 she moved with her family to Rome. She studied act ...

as Sonia Talenti *

Linda Caridi Linda Caridi (born 11 April 1988) is an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Milan into a family of Sicily, Sicilian and Calabrian origins, Caridi graduated from the and started her career on stage, in which she ...

as Cecilia Torri *

as Ines

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woman's Name 2018 films 2018 drama films 2010s Italian films 2010s Italian-language films Films directed by Marco Tullio Giordana Films scored by Dario Marianelli Films about sexual harassment