A Brief Affair

+ intro and Q&A with director Ludovica Rampoldi

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In Ludovica Rampoldi’s suspenseful psychological thriller, two couples find their lives inextricably – and dangerously – entwined.

  • Director

    Ludovica Rampoldi

  • With

    Pilar Fogliati, Adriano Giannini, Andrea Carpenzano, Valeria Golino

  • Italy 2025. 98min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

Ludovica Rampoldi, one of Italy’s finest screenwriters, here makes her impressive debut as a feature film director. A sophisticated, suspenseful and unsurprisingly well written drama, it homes in on two couples whose lives are unexpectedly entwined. Incorporating themes of adultery, betrayal and revenge, A Brief Affair is an intoxicating entertainment that packs a powerful punch.