A Brief Affair (2025)

Name: A Brief Affair
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2025-11-27
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Pilar Fogliati, Adriano Giannini, Andrea Carpenzano, Valeria Golino, Selene Caramazza

A Brief Affair (2025), directed by Ludovica Rampoldi, starring Pilar Fogliati and Adriano Giannini.

11/27/2025 BR Comedy and Romance 1h 37m

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Lea and Rocco meet by chance in a bar and an instant attraction ignites between them. From that moment, a secret affair begins, consisting of fleeting, clandestine meetings in a hotel room. However, as time passes, Lea's obsession with Rocco intensifies, leading her to intrude more and more into his life. The story soon takes an unexpected and unsettling turn.

Gian Enrico BianchiCinematography
Ludovica RampoldiDirector, Screenplay
Francesca CalvelliEditing

About the film

A Brief Affair (Italian: Breve storia d'amore, lit. 'Short love story') is a 2025 Italian film written and directed by Ludovica Rampoldi. It was the first film directed by Rampoldi and grossed 738,729 €.

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Plot

Seismologist Rocco spends his Friday nights at a gym, alternating between boxing and chess matches. After the gym he goes to a neighbouring bar, where one evening he meets Lea. A few days later Lea sees him near her workplace and they begin a relationship. Learning that Rocco's wife Cecilia is a psychoanalyst, Lea meets her at a shooting range where Cecilia trains and asks her for a consultation, expressing her distress, convinced that her partner Andrea is cheating on her. Eventually, the four protagonists meet again and make up their differences.

Cast

Pilar Fogliati as Lea

Adriano Giannini as Rocco

Andrea Carpenzano as Andrea

Valeria Golino as Cecilia

Massimo De Lorenzo as Umberto

Betty Pedrazzi as the barista

Monica Nappo as Adele

Lorenzo Gioielli as Sergio

Pia Engleberth as the pianist

Giselda Volodi as the hotel receptionist

Selene Caramazza as TV series actress

Giulia Maenza as TV series actress

Production

There was seven weeks' shooting from April to June 2024 in Rome and Naples.

Distribution

It premiered on 16 October 2025 in that year's Rome Film Festival and was released in Italian cinemas on 27 November 2025, distributed by 01 Distribution.

Awards

David di Donatellos 2026

Best New Director (nomination) for Ludovica Rampoldi

Best Supporting Actress (nomination) for Valeria Golino

La pellicola d'oro 2026

Best lead actress (nomination) for Pilar Fogliati

References (in Italian)

Text from A Brief Affair (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Brief_Affair_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on November 27, 2025, a Thursday.
It runs 1h37 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Breve storia d'amore".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosIndigo Film, HT Film, RAI Cinema
CountriesItaly
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Gian Enrico Bianchi Cinematography
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Francesca Calvelli Editing
Ludovica Rampoldi Screenplay

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What is A Brief Affair about?

A Brief Affair: Lea and Rocco meet by chance in a bar and an instant attraction ignites between them. From that moment, a secret affair begins, consisting of fleeting, clandestine meetings in a hotel room. However, as time passes, Lea's obsession with Rocco intensifies, leading her to intrude more and more into his life. The story so…

Who directed A Brief Affair?

A Brief Affair was directed by Ludovica Rampoldi in 2025.

Who stars in A Brief Affair?

The cast of A Brief Affair includes Pilar Fogliati, Adriano Giannini, Andrea Carpenzano, Valeria Golino and Selene Caramazza.

How long is A Brief Affair?

A Brief Affair runs for 97 minutes, or 1h37.