In a respectable suburb made up of row houses, Luca Attorre — a freelance journalist who struggles to get his features published in the papers — is unable to maintain Susi, a ballerina reduced to teaching dance to overweight women, and Lucilla, their quiet and imaginative six-year- old daughter who suffers from severe bronchial asthma. They are helped economically by Pierpaolo, Luca’s seventeen-year-old son from a previous relationship. Pierpaolo lives in an Art Nouveau house with his mother and grandfather, an important trial lawyer of cases linked to politics who rakes in several million euros a year. In the setting of a magnificent and incomprehensible Rome, both a good mother and a bad one, Mary Ann, a deeply Catholic student of art history from Ireland, au pair for the little Lucilla, is caught in the middle.
Vivere (2019) is a drama film directed by Francesca Archibugi, released on September 26, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Micaela Ramazzotti, Adriano Giannini, Massimo Ghini and Marcello Fonte. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10 across 63 ratings.
Micaela Ramazzotti
as Susi
Adriano Giannini
as Luca
Massimo Ghini
as Marinoni
Marcello Fonte
as Perind
Róisín O'Donovan
as Mary Ann
Andrea Calligari
as Pierpaolo
Elisa Miccoli
as Lucilla
Valentina Cervi
as Azzurra
Enrico Montesano
as Avv. De Sanctis
Nika Perrone
Lynn Swanson
as Sister Bridget
Francesco De Santis
Directed by Francesca Archibugi, written by Francesca Archibugi, Francesca Archibugi and Francesco Piccolo, produced by Marco Belardi.
Average viewer score of 5.5/10 from 63 ratings.
Set within a household living on the outskirts of Rome, this movie explores the complexities of family life, complicated by the arrival of an attractive au pair. Despite a laboured narrative, the performance of the leading actresses is compelling, especially due to the development of their characters. Whilst the plot's reliance on coincidence may be criticised, the movie offers a melancholic view of the challenges…
Reviewed on August 31, 2025
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The main cast of Vivere (2019) includes Micaela Ramazzotti, Adriano Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Marcello Fonte and Róisín O'Donovan. The film was directed by Francesca Archibugi. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Vivere was released on September 26, 2019 and runs for 1h 43m.
Vivere (2019) holds an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 63 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
