Genre: Romantic Drama

Language: Italian with English Subtitles

Director: Cristina Comencini

Cast: Fabio Volo, Ambra Angiolini, Aissa Maiga, Eriq Ebouanay, Katia Ricciarelli, Franco Branciaroli, Anna Bonaiuto

Released: 2008

Duration: 100 Minutes

Rating: M contains sex scenes & offensive language

Distribution: Palace Films

Two years after her Oscar nomination for ‘Don't Tell’, Cristina Comencini has opted for humour rather than melodrama in examining modern problems in her native Italy. ‘Black and White’, her ninth film (and first since the death of her father Luigi, a beacon of Italian cinema), is a contemporary social comedy in the tradition of "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?".

Elena (rising screen star Ambra Angiolini from ‘Saturn in Opposition’) and Carlo (Fabio Volo) seem happily married, if not a little mismatched. Elena comes from a wealthy family and is dedicated to her job at an African aid organization, while husband Carlo, a computer engineer, comes from a more modest background. One day Carlo meets Nadine (Aissa Maiga, star of many French films including ‘I Do’, ‘Hidden’ and ‘Russian Dolls’), the dissatisfied wife of one of Elena's colleagues (Eriq Ebouaney). Their love at first sight wreaks havoc upon their marriages and, more importantly, brings to light a series of prejudices and clichés from the betrayed spouses.

Defying political correctness, ‘Black and White’ is a comic look at infidelity, bigotry and the possibility or impossibility of racial integration and cross-cultural harmony in Italy.