SYNOPSIS
A BRIEF AFFAIR (Breve Storia d’Amore). In A Brief Affair, Lea meets Rocco in a bar and becomes his lover. Their clandestine affair, confined to a hotel room, takes a sinister turn when Lea begins to infiltrate Rocco’s life beyond their secret encounters. The lives of the two couples in question gradually become intertwined, with calamitous consequences. Ludovica Rampoldi, one of Italy’s leading screenwriters, known for her work on films such as Marco Bellochio’s The Traitor and Gabriele Salvatores’ The Invisible Boy, makes her impressive debut as a feature film director with this thrilling, sophisticated drama addressing themes of adultery, obsession and revenge.
