''Notes of Love'' (, , also known as ''The Word Love Exists'' and ''Love Notes'') is a 1998 Italian-French

romance film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

Mimmo Calopresti Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, ...

. For her performance Valeria Bruni Tedeschi won the David di Donatello Award for best actress. The film also won the

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 script and the

Ciak d'oro ''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'') for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in ...

for best supporting actress (to Marina Confalone).

Cast

* Valeria Bruni Tedeschi: Angela * Fabrizio Bentivoglio: Marco *

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor. An icon of French cinema, considered a world star in the same way as Alain Delon or Brigitte Bardot, he has completed over 250 films since 1967, most of which as ...

: Lawyer Levi *

: Analyst * Valeria Milillo: Giovanna * Marina Confalone: Sara * Daria Nicolodi: Mother of Angela *

Massimo Bonetti Massimo Bonetti (born 28 March 1951) is an Italian actor and director. Life and career Born in Rome, Bonetti after several years as character actor debuted in a leading role in 1981, in Aurelio Chiesa's ''Bim Bum Bam''. Then, he obtained role ...

: Bruno

References

External links

* 1998 films Italian romantic drama films 1998 romantic drama films Films directed by Mimmo Calopresti 1990s Italian films Films scored by Franco Piersanti {{1990s-romantic-drama-film-stub