Come Undone (2010)
"Cosa voglio di più" (original title)

One day at a colleague's going away party, Anna meets Domenico, a virile, slightly older chap who's married with two small kids. Passion's flames are rapidly kindled and result in steamy encounters.

Director:

Silvio Soldini

Writers:

Silvio Soldini (story), Doriana Leondeff (story),

Stars:

Alba Rohrwacher, Pierfrancesco Favino, Teresa Saponangelo

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Anna
Pierfrancesco Favino	...	Domenico
Teresa Saponangelo	...	Miriam
Giuseppe Battiston	...	Alessio
Fabio Troiano	...	Bruno
Monica Nappo	...	Chicca
Tatiana Lepore	...	Bianca
Sergio Solli	...	Suocero di Domenico
Gisella Burinato	...	Zia Ines
Gigio Alberti	...	Dott. Morini
Francesca Capelli	...	Agnese
Danilo Finoli	...	Ciro
Martina De Santis	...	Isa
Leonardo Nigro	...	Vincenzo
Adriana De Guilmi	...	Madre di Anna

Storyline

One day at a colleague's going away party, Anna meets Domenico, a virile, slightly older chap who's married with two small kids. Passion's flames are rapidly kindled and result in steamy encounters.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel room | female nudity | male nudity | swimming pool | infidelity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Italy]

Country:

Italy Switzerland

Language:

Italian French

Release Date:

3 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Come Undone

Filming Locations:

Milan, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lumière & Company, RSI-Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Warner Bros. Pictures Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Passion versus Stability: Too many 'what ifs'

COME UNDONE ('Cosa voglio di più', the Italian title means 'What More Do I Want') is a very slight film by the well respected director Silvio Soldini ('Bread and Tulips', 'Days and Clouds', etc), a story that seems to get mired in its own passion, unable to transmit a story line that will keep the audience's attention. Perhaps this is due to the 'too many cooks spoil the broth' concept: in addition to Soldini the story and screenplay were nursed by Doriana Leondeff, and Angelo Carbone. The cast is a strong one but the actors are just not given much to develop, leaving the audience with the repeated question 'what if...?'

Anna (Alba Rohrwacher) is an accountant for an important insurance firm and lives with her longterm lover Alessio (Giuseppe Battiston) - a man who longs fro a stable longterm relationship with children, a home, etc. Anna, feeling as though the fire has fizzled in that relationship and takes up with co-worker Domenico (Pierfrancesco Favino) and the two begin a passionate affair. Now it is Anna who is considering a longterm relationship but is thwarted by the fact that Domenico is married to Miriam (Teresa Saponangelo) and has children and doesn't want to leave his wife, instead preferring passionate occasional intervals with Anna in tacky motels. It becomes a struggle of human nature - which is preferable, a stable home life or intermittent moments of passion?

The actors give this film their all and the encounters between Anna and Domenico are incredibly sensuous. The problem lies with the story's lack of resolution or even momentum: it gets stuck in the process of offering a solution for the lovers. It is simply not up to the same standards as Soldini's other works - but those are fairly high standards to reach. Given the film's few flaws it is still a beautiful visual experience.

Grady Harp