''Pianoforte'' is a

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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. It is the debut film of director

Francesca Comencini Francesca Comencini (; born 19 August 1961) is an Italian film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment o ...

. ''Pianoforte'' won the "De Sica" award at the 1984

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. For her performance

Giulia Boschi Giulia Boschi (born 17 December 1962) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Boschi is the daughter of the television presenter Aba Cercato. She made her film debut in 1984, in Francesca Comencini's ''Pianof ...

, at her film debut, was awarded as best actress at the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival and won a

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for best new actress.

Cast

: Maria * François : Paolo * Giovannella Grifeo: Alessandra * Karl Zinny: Robertino *

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: Maria's mother

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* 1984 films Italian drama films Films about drugs Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Films directed by Francesca Comencini Films with screenplays by Vincenzo Cerami 1984 directorial debut films 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub