IFF25 Somebody to Love

IFF25 Somebody to Love

IFF25 Somebody to Love

SPECIAL EVENTS Ciao Adelaide! Join us for the opening night gala and after-party for 2025 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival. Enjoy a drink and food on arrival, music and much more. That's not all! We will be hosting a post-film after party. Chin chin! More info

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AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

After the global success of 2016’s Perfect Strangers, writer/director Paolo Genovese has struck gold again with Somebody to Love, an hilarious, all-star romantic comedy that reveals the innermost thoughts and uncertainties of an Italian couple on their awkward first date in Rome.

Recently separated philosophy professor and father-of-one Piero (Edoardo Leo) has arrived for dinner at the home of Lara (Pilar Fogliati), a talented furniture restorer, who has recently ended her relationship with a married man.

As the two begin to get to know each other, they must also navigate their competing inner voices: the thoughts - whether instinctive, romantic, logical or impulsive - that guide their emotions and decisions. As the evening evolves, their hidden desires and quirks gradually come to light, along with their hearts’ unmistakeable desire to find a perfect match.

Skilfully blending charm and comedic expertise, Somebody to Love has swept over 2.5 million moviegoers off their feet to become Italy’s #1 box office hit of 2025. This is fresh, uproarious and crowd-pleasing entertainment at its best.

“Paolo Genovese has done it again.” - Variety

“A comedy with touch, class and a sense of observation of humans grappling with their emotions and postures.” - IL MESSAGGERO

WINNER – Best Comedy, Best Actress in a Comedy, Nastro d’Argento Awards 2025

NOMINEE - Best Actor in a Comedy, Best Sound, Best Song, Nastro d’Argento Awards 2025

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 98 mins

Italian with English subtitles

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Wed, Sep 17:
19:00

Sat, Sep 20:
18:00

Tue, Sep 23:
18:15

Sun, Sep 28:
16:45

Wed, Oct 1:
18:00

Sun, Oct 5:
14:10

Tue, Oct 7:
15:45

Sat, Oct 11:
18:00

Mon, Oct 13:
18:15

Prospect Cinemas
Thu, Sep 18:
18:20

Sun, Sep 21:
13:40

Thu, Sep 25:
15:45

Sat, Sep 27:
18:15

Thu, Oct 2:
18:10

Sat, Oct 4:
20:20

Mon, Oct 6:
15:40

Wed, Oct 8:
18:00

Sun, Oct 12:
16:40

Festival Highlights

CTC In this powerful story of courage and compassion from Gianni Amelio, two military doctors work at a clinic in Northern Italy in the final year of WWI as the devastating S
M A director calls all his favourite actresses to film a movie set in Rome in the 70s that tells the vicissitudes revolving around a prestigious tailoring.
CTC In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura revolutionises mass culture by turning free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and ot
CTC Rome, 1980. Unable to get her novel The Art of Joy published, author Goliarda Sapienza finds herself briefly imprisoned after she steals some jewellery from a wealthy fri
CTC In this clever biopic intertwining fiction and documentary, director Mimmo Calopresti tells the story of fashion designer Gianni Versace, from his youth in Reggio Calabri
CTC A documentary following 90-year-old Isabella Ducrot for two years, an artist who is sought after by leading galleries the world over, after devoting herself to art at the
CTC Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated new drama La Grazia (“Grace”), direct from its world premiere at Venice.
CTC Ivano de Matteo's compelling drama stars Stefano Accorsi as a widowed father whose 16-year-old like any other commits a serious crime, testing his ability to forgive.
CTC In the aftermath of WWII, in a rural village in the South of Italy, a single mother befriends the local wedding planner and begins to understand her rights as a woman in
CTC Festival favourite Pierfrancesco Favino supports a stellar cast in this migrant story from Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores that follows two Neapolitan kids as th