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Alessandro Nivola

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I Want YouI Want You (1999)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola
Determinedly stylish mystery set in a British seaside town explores various permutations of unrequited love and sexual frustration in drawing up to…
Mansfield ParkMansfield Park (1999)
Dir. Patricia Rozema
Feat. Frances O’Connor, Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola…
Refashions one of Jane Austen's quirkier novels by drawing on the 19th century writer's own journals and letters, with the dir. of WHEN NIGHT IS…
Laurel CanyonLaurel Canyon (2002)
Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale…
Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…
CarolinaCarolina (2003)
Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Julia Stiles, Shirley Maclaine, Randy Quaid…
Slightly off–kilter romantic comedy, with the dir. of MRS DALLOWAY injecting a little originality into the normal recipe. Stiles, projecting…
Clearing, TheClearing, The (2004)
Dir. Pieter Jan Brugge
Feat. Robert Redford, Willem Dafoe, Helen Mirren…
An unusually flavoured and structured kidnapping thriller, in which wealthy entrepeneur Redford is abducted by a polite, former–employee…
Goal!Goal! (2005) Recommended
Dir. Danny Cannon
Feat. Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Stephen Dillane…
A gifted Hispanic teenager (Becker) fulfils his dream to play soccer, leaving East Los Angeles for a prized spot on the Newcastle United team and an…
JunebugJunebug (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Phil Morrison
Feat. Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams…
An enchanting indie gem about an art–dealer whose pursuit of an 'outsider artist' in backwoods North Carolina prompts various life crises,…
Girl in the Park, TheGirl in the Park, The (2007)
Dir. David Auburn
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Alessandro Nivola…
In playwright David Auburn's directorial debut a deeply afflicted woman faces the possibility that her daughter, missing for 16 years, has…
Eye, TheEye, The (2008)
Dir. David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Feat. Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Rade Serbedzija…
Mildly startling Hollywood remake of creepy Hong Kong horror sees Jessica Alba playing the once–blind violinist whose sight gets surgically…
$5 A Day$5 A Day (Five Dollars a Day) (2008)
Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone…
Lightweight comedy with the conservative son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joining his father on the road –– after being released from…
Goal II: Living the DreamGoal II: Living the Dream (Goal 2) (2008)
Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Feat. Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel…
Follow–up to the football drama GOAL! with the main character now a successful player for Real Madrid in Spain.
Coco Avant ChanelCoco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009) Aro Favourite
Dir. Anne Fontaine
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Benoit Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola…
Fittingly stylish and appealing biopic of legendary couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, tracing her early life from the rags of an orphaned childhood…
Ginger & RosaGinger & Rosa (Ginger and Rosa) (2012)
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks…
Two London teenagers explore rebellion, activism, and the limits of their friendship in this evocative coming–of–age drama from dir.…
American HustleAmerican Hustle (2013) Recommended
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams…
David O. Russell directs a full–house of acting talent in this wild crime drama about a FBI agent and con man collaborating to sting corrupt…
Devil's KnotDevil's Knot (2013)
Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Colin Firth, Alessandro Nivola…
Solid dramatisation of the long–running West Memphis Three case covered in depth by several documentaries, with dir. Egoyan weaving a typically…
Most Violent Year, AMost Violent Year, A (2014) Recommended
Dir. J.C. Chandor
Feat. Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo…
The dir. of MARGIN CALL returns to the subject of business ethics for this tough–minded, slow–burn drama set in early 80's New…
Wizard of Lies, TheWizard of Lies, The (2017) Recommended
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola…
True story of one of the largest frauds in US history, with Robert De Niro regaining some credibility in the role of corrupt businessman Bernie…
DisobedienceDisobedience (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola
Sebastián Lelio (GLORIA) directs this powerful and exquisitely melancholy film about a woman who returns to the ultra orthodox Jewish community that…
Chimerica (TV Series)Chimerica (TV Series) (2019)
Dir. Michael Keillor
Feat. Alessandro Nivola, Cherry Jones, Sophie Okonedo…
A Trump–era political thriller starring Alessandro Nivola as a discredited photojournalist whose reputation hinges on a return to Beijing to…
Art of Self-Defense, TheArt of Self-Defense, The (2019) Recommended
Dir. Riley Stearns
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots
Black comedy thriller from the director of the underseen FAULTS, with a mild mannered accountant (Jesse Eisenberg) questioning the meaning of…
Many Saints of Newark, TheMany Saints of Newark, The (2021)
Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll…
A prequel to the beloved crime series THE SOPRANOS about the iconic Italian–American mob boss Tony Soprano and his crime family. Focuses on…

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