Felicità (film)

Not to be confused with Felicitas (film).

Felicità (Happiness) is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Micaela Ramazzotti, at her feature film debut. It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Felicità
Directed by	Micaela Ramazzotti
Written by	Isabella Cecchi Alessandra Guidi Micaela Ramazzotti
Produced by	Davide Boschin
Starring	Micaela Ramazzotti
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Edited by	Jacopo Quadri
Music by	Carlo Virzì
Release dates	September 1, 2023 (2023-09-01) (Venice) September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21) (Italy)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

Cast

• Micaela Ramazzotti as Desirée Mazzoni
• Matteo Olivetti as Claudio Mazzoni
• Max Tortora as Max Mazzoni
• Anna Galiena as Floriana Mazzoni
• Sergio Rubini as Bruno
• Beatrice Vendramin as Ludovica
• Marco Cocci as Riccardo Montero
• Massimiliano Franciosa as Luciano
• Isabella Cecchi as Psichiatrist
• Giovanni Veronesi as Himself
• Florence Guérin

Production

Ramazzotti cited Ken Loach as the main inspiration for her directorial debut.^[1] The film was produced by Leone Film Group, the production company of Sergio Leone's daughter and son Raffaella and Andrea, with Lotus Production.^[2] It was shot between Rome and Fiumicino.^[1][3]

Release

The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, in the Orizzonti Extra section, where it won the Audience Award.^[4][5] It was released in Italian cinemas on 21 September 2023.^[6]

Reception

For this film Ramazzotti was nominated for two David di Donatello awards, both in the best new director and best actress categories.^[7]