Italian sales company True Colours has taken world sales outside Italy on first-time director Anna Foglietta’s marriage drama “A Common Story” (“Una Storia”) starring Alba Rohrwacher, ahead of its bow in Venice and Toronto.
Foglietta is an actress-turned director best-known to international audiences for her role in Italy’s smash hit “Perfect Strangers” that earned her a David di Donatello nomination. She also served as the official emcee of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.
“Common Story” is the tale of Erika, played by Rohrwacher – whose credits include Pablo Larraín’s “Maria” and who served on the 2025 Cannes competition jury panel – and Mauro, played by Guido Caprino (“The Art of Joy”) whose simple life in the countryside is disrupted when their daughter Irene leaves to go to university abroad. Their house feels empty, and the balance on which this couple had based their lives seems to crumble. “This profound, intimate crisis will push them to really look at one another and understand if and how they can transform themselves and, consequently, their love,” says the synopsis.
“Common Story” will world premiere in September at Venice’s Horizons section, followed by a North-American launch in Toronto’s Discovery section.
