Paola Cortellesi

Tutti pazzi per amore

Paolo Giorgi and Laura Del Fiore, coincidentally approaching their forties, find themselves sharing the ups and downs of life with growing children, extended families, and a hilarious love story.

Release Date2008-12-07

Charactersd Angelica, la voce del paradiso

Episode Count26

Vote Count14

Zelig

Release Date1997-05-05

Charactersd Host

Episode Count31

Vote Count10

Petra

Genoa. Two failed marriages behind her, free from romantic ties, unconventional, and constantly searching for her place in the world, protagonist Petra Delicato—played by Paola Cortellesi—formerly a lawyer, now an inspector in the Flying Squad. Thanks to her new assignment, which will lead her to face new challenges, she will be able to get back on track, not only professionally. Her frankness, her direct manner, and her biting, witty wit will also shape her relationship with her colleague Monte (Andrea Pennacchi), with whom, despite their numerous personality differences, she will build a solid professional affinity as well as a sincere friendship.

Release Date2020-12-06

Charactersd l'ispettrice Petra Delicato

Episode Count10

Vote Count43

There's Still Tomorrow

In postwar Rome, a working-class woman dreams of a better future for herself and her daughter while facing abuse at the hands of her domineering husband. When a mysterious letter arrives, she discovers the courage to change the circumstances of her life.

Release Date2023-10-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Delia

Vote Count1512

Dinner Club

Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco undertakes six trips across Italy to rediscover its most authentic cuisine with famous actors for each destination.

Release Date2021-09-24

Charactersd Paola Cortellesi

Episode Count6

Vote Count27

Longlasting Youth

After the death of its youngest son, the lives of a Roman family take separate paths.

Release Date2010-12-13

Charactersd Nora

Episode Count4

Vote Count4

Wondrous Boccaccio

It's 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A group of then young people, seven women and three men, rebel against the feeling of death that is about to swallow them. They flee the city and find refuge in an abandoned villa in the Tuscan hills. Here, between moral doubts and the tasks needed to survive, they kill time by telling each other stories until they will decide to return. The stories are varied - tragic, bizarre, funny or erotic - but common and central to all of them is the female presence.

Release Date2015-02-26

Charactersd Badessa Usimbalda

Vote Count91

Escort in Love

35-year-old Alice has a husband and a son. Her life seems a beautiful dream, but it soon turns out to be a nightmare. Her husband dies in a car accident and her lawyer tells her that she is on her uppers. The only way she has to earn money in a short time is by resorting to the oldest job in history.

Release Date2011-03-18

Charactersd Alice

Vote Count642

Like a Cat on a Highway

The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

Release Date2017-12-28

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Monica

Vote Count941

Men Vs Women

From married couples to platonic roommates to testy rivals with romantic chemistry, the never-ending battle of the sexes gets personal.

Release Date2010-10-27

Charactersd Chiara

Vote Count705

Do You See Me?

Serena Bruno is an architect who studied and got several masters in different countries of the world but she decides to go back to Italy so she can live and work there. She will soon find out that her native country is not as open minded and she will struggle to find a job that she truly loves and is passionate about. Along the way she will meet Francesco a gay man who will help and support her throughout her journey.

Release Date2014-11-20

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Serena Bruno

Vote Count588

Marcel!

The young girl, an insomniac. The mother, an artist. The dog, named Marcel. The little girl loves her mother immensely, but her mother loves Marcel more than anything else. Will an unpredictable event allow those circles of love to reconnect?

Release Date2022-06-01

Charactersd Telesales presenter

Vote Count23

A Boss in the Living Room

Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.

Release Date2014-01-01

Charactersd Cristina D'Avola/Carmela Cimmaruta

Vote Count539

Something New

Lucia and Maria are two best friends, who have known each other from the beginning of their life, but have very different tastes and behaviors. Lucia is done with men, Maria, on the contrary, cannot be without one. One night, the perfect man shows up in Maria's bed: handsome, sensible, mature and passionate.The next morning brings up misunderstandings and lies which make the two friends split up and take a break for themselves. Maybe that young man met by chance is really the one every woman is looking for, because with his simple theories he manages to paint the perfect picture of the two women's lives.

Release Date2016-10-13

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Lucia

Vote Count227

The Legend of the Christmas Witch: The Origins

18th century. Paola, a young, reckless street urchin inadvertently gets in the way of the plans of terrifying Baron De Michelis, a small and mean hunchback always escorted by his trusted (and abused) minion Marmotta, with an unquenchable thirst for power and an unmeasurable hate for witches. The intervention of the sweet and powerful Dolores, a good witch who has devoted her life to children, saves Paola from being burned at the stake. Through a magical apprenticeship, breakneck pursuits, incredible transformations and a whole lot of trouble, Paola will discover that fate has something really special in store for her… And so the legend begins.

Release Date2021-12-30

Charactersd Paola

Vote Count81

Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini

The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.

Release Date2007-05-28

Charactersd Maria Montessori

Vote Count65

Ask Me If I'm Happy

Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

Release Date2000-12-15

Charactersd Dalia

Vote Count1723

Don't Stop Me Now

Paola, a modern woman used to the hardships of modern life, takes her chance to make things right for herself.

Release Date2019-04-18

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Giovanna

Vote Count389

I cassamortari

In Rome, the Cassamortari are people who work in the funeral business. The Pasti family's agency was founded by Giuseppe, who is willing to do anything to turn a corpse into money, preferably in black.

Release Date2022-03-24

Charactersd Se stessa (non accreditata)

Vote Count81

Have You Met Claudia?

Claudia is married with Giovanni, a rather dull type. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced, until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she had an affair. Who'll win her heart?

Release Date2004-12-15

Charactersd Claudia

Vote Count1060

The Ladies Get Their Say

Every Thursday a group of ladies would gather to play cards and discuss their loves, lives and children while their daughters played in the next room. Thirty years later, the daughters meet at a funeral for one of the mothers. Like their mothers, they discuss their hopes, dreams and fears.

Release Date2009-03-06

Charactersd Sofia

Vote Count79

Women Vs Men

Anna and Piero fighting routine of a long marriage, when Piero loses his memory, Anna reconstructs his way. For its part, the concierge Rocco and his friend Michele play in a group that emulates the Beatles and face opposition from their partners. Finally, Marcello and Paola are a divorced couple who, from time to time, pretend they are still together to avoid problems. They are victims of a relentless war of sexes.

Release Date2011-02-04

Charactersd Chiara

Vote Count636

Past Perfect

A pair of summer and winter weekends intertwine in a series of flashbacks involving five friends. Their dreams and expectations overlap with memories of events that took place in the house that they are sharing, which has a particular significance for all of them.

Release Date2003-03-28

Charactersd Claudia

Vote Count13

Piano, Solo

A biopic of jazz pianist Luca Flores.

Release Date2007-09-21

Charactersd Baba

Vote Count26

The Legend of the Christmas Witch

When six elementary school students suspect their missing teacher is Befana, a Christmas witch who delivers presents to good children, they set off on a magical journey to save her.

Release Date2018-12-27

Charactersd Paola

Vote Count298

Kidz

Sara and Nicola are married and in love. Their lives seem to be perfect: they have an angelic six-year-old daughter, thriving careers and a stable marriage. The birth of their second child, which disrupts the family balance, leads to tragicomic scenarios.

Release Date2020-01-23

Charactersd Sara

Vote Count389

The Last Will Be the Last

Luciana is a factory worker married to the love of her life. She is living the simple and quiet life she’s always desired: she works and she is deeply in love with her husband Stefano, even if he doesn’t always have a job and they both need to struggle to keep on going. They are happy and always on each other’s side, but shortly after she finds out she’s pregnant, she gets fired and her world starts falling apart. After having tried to have a baby for years, the joy of impending motherhood lasts only a few months. Begging for help but with no one ready to listen to her, completely desperate and shattered, Luciana decides to kidnap the managing director of her former company, asking for the justice she deserves.

Release Date2015-11-12

DepartmentWriting

JobStory

Charactersd Luciana Colacci

Vote Count264

Vitti d'arte, Vitti d'amore

Necessarily far from the spotlights, Monica Vitti shines in a light intact to the eyes of spectators at every latitude. On scene the artistic path and life full of unpredictable events of an actress both introverted and sunny are recalled, through excerpts from her films and television programs, testimonies of friends and colleagues, leading exponents of Italian cinema of yesterday and today, critics, writers and costume experts.

Release Date2021-10-20

Charactersd Sé stassa

Vote Count2

Mom or Dad?

A divorced couple fights for the custody of their three children: neither of them wants it. Mom wants to leave them to dad, and vice versa.

Release Date2017-02-14

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Valeria

Vote Count646

Let's not lose sight of each other

The show's format and scenography are inspired by classic Italian variety shows from the 1960s, such as Studio Uno: Non perdiamoci di vista (Let's Not Lose Sight), which featured various performances (vocal, acting, and satirical) by Paola Cortellesi, assisted by co-host Francesco Mandelli, and interspersed with guest appearances. Each episode had a central theme, and all the guest appearances focused on that theme; in addition, several testimonials from ordinary people related to the theme were presented.

Release Date2008-11-06

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Charactersd

Episode Count[ 5 ]

On the Tiger's Back

Plagued by financial problems, ne'er-do-well Guido ends up in jail after faking an armed robbery at his workplace. A year later, just a few days before his release, he's forced by two dangerous inmates to take part in their jailbreak. On the run, Guido sets out to find his partner Antonella, who helped him with the robbery and still has the money.

Release Date2002-11-08

Charactersd Antonella

Vote Count10

If I Were You

Release Date2001-05-25

Charactersd Caterina

Vote Count37

Like a Cat on a Highway 2

Three years after her relationship with Giovanni, Monica is in prison and has to ask his ex for help.

Release Date2021-08-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Monica

Vote Count363

Il posto dell'anima

Three workers of a tire factory, in southern Italy, lead the struggle against the American company owner of the factory who wants to close the Italian branch in which they work.

Release Date2003-05-30

Charactersd Nina

Vote Count12

Sotto una buona stella

A wealthy broker, Federico Picchioni, within two days forfeits his partner and work, finishing well to living with two children and granddaughter (abandoned by her father). He is, at this point, in the face of many difficulties of adjustment but finds comfort in the help of his neighbor.

Release Date2014-02-13

Charactersd Luisa Tombolini

Vote Count297

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight

A man jumps into the Tiber two days before Christmas. Alessandro and Irene chat over coffee, while Giorgio and Mariella discuss love and sex. Pietro confesses his pain to Cinzia, Nanni kisses Paola, who is engaged to another, and Andrea loves Veronica secretly. Vittorio falls for a Chinese masseuse, Nicola is infatuated with Cameron Diaz, and Iole waits for a relationship. From September to December, their lives unfold, ending happily or dramatically. Gianluca Maria Tavarelli, uncomfortable with portraying a younger generation in Liberi, returns to filming about his own age after a busy TV break.

Release Date2007-06-15

Charactersd Cinzia

Vote Count5

Amarsi può darsi

During their divorce trial, Davide and Giulia go back through episodes of their life together while they listen to a series of witnesses. Do they really want to go different ways?

Release Date2001-03-01

Charactersd Rita

Vote Count2

Bell'amico

Release Date2003-05-16

Charactersd Damiana

Vote Count1

Un altr'anno e poi cresco

Release Date2001-07-06

Charactersd Alessia

Vote Count1

Detective Per Caso

Giulia dreams to become a detective since she was little. When one night her cousin dissapears, Giulia starts searching for him with the help of her friends.

Release Date2019-03-18

Charactersd Ispettore Maria Bellamore

Vote Count5

Some Say No

Some Say No is a new Italian comedy with a very serious subject: the way the country's society is corroded by favoritism that pushes inferior people to the top in virtually every field. In Florence, three thirty-somethings band together to wage their own war on the system. Each of them is a person of talent who has been pushed out by "favorites" or raccomandati, people who have muscled in on the promotions they ought to have gotten by pulling strings.

Release Date2011-04-08

Charactersd Irma

Vote Count120

Christmas at Deejay's House: A Christmas Carol

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption. A reinterpretation of Charles Dickens' timeless 1843 novella by the cast of Radio Deejay.

Release Date2004-12-02

Charactersd Silvana

Vote Count11

La fisica dell'acqua

Release Date2010-04-30

Charactersd Giulia

Vote Count8

Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay

Release Date2015-11-15

Charactersd Herself

Vote Count1

Petra - Il Silenzio dei Chiostri

Release Date2025-10-08

Charactersd Petra Delicato

Nilde Iotti, il tempo delle donne

Thanks to archive material, reminiscences by those who knew her, and her own reflections vividly recited by actress Paola Cortellesi, the personal story and political career of Nilde Iotti transcends the biographical and touches the core of our own lives today.

Release Date2020-11-09

Charactersd Herself

Vote Count1

The last will be the last

The characters find themselves in the same place at the same time because of Colacci Luciana. She has gathered them all at gunpoint in the offices at GreenLife Italia headquarters, the company that fired her because of her pregnancy. She just wants her job back.

Release Date2005-01-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd

Vote Count2

Petra - Riti di Morte

Release Date2020-09-14

DepartmentWriting

JobWriters' Assistant

Charactersd Petra Delicado

Petra - Giorno da Cani

Release Date2020-09-21

Charactersd Petra Delicato

Callas

For the first time together, Dario Fo and Paola Cortellesi take the spectator through a journey in the life of Maria Callas in the last play written by Fo and the late Franca Rame.

Release Date2015-12-04

Charactersd Maria Callas

Petra - Gli Onori di Casa

Release Date2025-10-15

Charactersd Petra Delicato

Sanremo Music Festival

The Sanremo Music Festival is the most popular Italian song contest and awards, held annually in the town of Sanremo, Imperia, Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs. The Festival was the inspiration for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Release Date1951-01-29

Charactersd Self - Special Guest

Episode Count1

Vote Count17

Directors Talks

Release Date2023-09-21

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

We Are Cinema

An Italian documentary about Italian cinema.

Release Date2021-12-16

Charactersd Self (archive footage)

Vote Count1

Carlo Mazzacurati: A Certain Idea of Cinema

Explore the life and work of acclaimed Italian filmmaker Carlo Mazzacurati, who passed away in 2014. It delves into his distinctive poetic style, blending genres, and portraying rarely seen parts of Italy with empathy and dignity.

Release Date2024-08-28

Charactersd Self

LIBERO sempre comunque mai

Release Date2025-10-23

Charactersd Self

Luigi Proietti detto Gigi

Documentary about the film and theater career of the roman actor, Gigi Proietti, who passed away on 2 November 2020

Release Date2022-03-03

Charactersd Self

Vote Count22

GialappaShow

Marco Santin and Giorgio Gherarducci - supported in the studio by Mago Forest, a great cast of comedians and many surprise guests - comment with biting irony on the most popular TV programs, the main sporting events and the last web trends.

Release Date2023-05-21

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

Mai dire gol

Release Date1990-11-18

Episode Count18

Vote Count8

Call My Agent: Italy

Welcome behind the scenes of Italian show business from the point of view of those in charge of managing the careers - and lives - of the stars: the agents. Lea, Gabriele, Vittorio and Elvira are the soul of CMA and they give their souls to it, ready for anything to make their stars shine. Managers, friends, confidants and psychologists: a good agent is all that and more. And they, each with their own style, are the best. Between hectic days and mundane nights, it's their personal lives that lose out -- but deep down they have too much fun to notice. With the departure of founder Claudio Maiorana, however, things will get a little more complicated.

Release Date2023-01-20

Episode Count1

Vote Count32

Mai dire grande fratello

Release Date2000-09-29

Episode Count49

Vote Count4

Mai dire domenica

Show commented by Gialappa's

Release Date2002-01-27

Episode Count11

Vote Count4

Nessundorma

Paola Cortellesi one woman show

Release Date2004-03-22

Episode Count12

Fiorello & Baldini Visti da dietro

Release Date2006-12-01

Laura & Paola

Release Date2016-04-01

Episode Count3