Francesca Comencini

Francesca Comencini

Directing

Born August 19, 1961 · Roma, Italy

19 films as director · Active 1985–2025

Born in Rome in 1961, she is a director and screenwriter who studied philosophy at La Sapienza University before interrupting her studies to move to Paris, where she lived for eighteen years and where…

Known for

Le Cercle

Le Cercle

2005

The French as Seen by…

The French as Seen by…

1988

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s Cinema

2000

What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

2021

Pilgrimage to Agen

Pilgrimage to Agen

1988

Women Directors

Women Directors

2014

Directed(19)

2025La diaspora delle Vele

The Time It Takes

2024The Time It Takes★ 6.9

Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World

2017Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World★ 5.5

A Special Day

2012A Special Day★ 6.0

The White Space

2009The White Space★ 5.7

L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble

2009L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble

2007In fabbrica★ 8.0

Our Country

2006Our Country★ 5.4

Visions of Europe

2004Visions of Europe★ 5.2

I Like to Work – Mobbing

2004I Like to Work – Mobbing★ 6.6

Carlo Giuliani, a Boy

2002Carlo Giuliani, a Boy★ 7.0

The Words of My Father

2001The Words of My Father★ 7.0

Shakespeare a Palermo

1997Shakespeare a Palermo

Annabelle partagée

1991Annabelle partagée★ 3.7

La lumière du lac

1988La lumière du lac★ 8.0

Pianoforte

1985Pianoforte★ 6.5

Acting(7)

2021Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce VitaSelf

2014Women DirectorsFrancesca Comencini

2009What Do You Know About MeSelf

2000Filming Desire: A Journey Through Women’s CinemaSelf

1988Pilgrimage to AgenHerself

1988The French as Seen by…Self (Segment "Pèlerinage à Agen")

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