Michela Cescon

Acting

Michela Cescon

Born 1971-04-13 · Treviso, Veneto, Italy

Michela Cescon (born 13 April 1971) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy, Salty Air, Viva la libertà, Quando sei nato non puoi più nasconderti, First Love and Tulpa. She graduated from the Teatro Stabile di Torino School of Luca Ronconi. In 1995 he acted in the opera "Something true" to be ... by Luigi Pirandello, curated by Luca Ronconi and Mauro Avogadro. In 1996, again with Ronconi, she is Queen Mary of Neuborg in Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo. In this year he begins his collaboration with Valter Malosti, playing Shakespeare's Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. In the following years he continued his work with Malosti; in 1997 she was engaged in Masked Ball by Lermontov, in 1998 she played Ophelia in Ophelia: Hamlet / Frammenti by Shakespeare and then Angiolina in Storia di Doro by Donatella Musso. In 1999 he was Antigone in Polinice and Antigone by Vittorio Alfieri, directed by Valter Malosti. Still with the latter, the same year, he recites Claire Dowie's Death and Dancing, Drive - As I learned to lead by Paula Vogel and Hamlet X by Shakespeare.

Acting credits

The Girl in the Fog poster
6.8

A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.

The Girl in the Fog

2017

Loro poster
6.7

Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi in the years between 2006 and 2009.

Loro

2018

A Daughter poster
6.4

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one heals the other's wounds through his own. When, after a few years, he tries to start a new life with a new partner, not everything will go as hoped: his daughter's reaction will be exaggerated and Pietro will be put to the test. He will find himself struggling between anger and paternal instinct.

A Daughter

2025

A Woman's Name poster
5.6

A single mother faces a culture of sexual harassment at her new workplace.

A Woman's Name

2018

Vincere poster
6.7

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws.

Vincere

2009

Tulpa - Demon of Desire poster
4.4

Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, when her lovers start getting murdered in shocking ways, Lisa can’t go to the police because the scandal would impact her day job. Foolishly she tries to unmask the assassin herself, with truly nightmarish consequences.

Tulpa - Demon of Desire

2012

The Man Without Gravity poster
7.0

A gravity-defying boy raised in seclusion matures into an extraordinary man -- and an international celebrity -- who longs for human connection.

The Man Without Gravity

2019

Feather poster
6.4

Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro’s hospitable, ‘normal’ family, and level-headed Cate’s unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs.

Feather

2016

David's Birthday poster
5.6

Two couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly?

David's Birthday

2009

I Am the Abyss poster
5.7

The Man Who Cleans knows you can find a lot of secrets in trash. People tend to lie but their trash never does. The Man Who Cleans thought he was invisible, until he met the Girl with the Purple Hair Lock. Girl with the Purple Hair Lock breaks into his tidy life because only an evil angel can save her now. Meanwhile, the Huntress knows somebody is killing blonds out there. Nobody believes her, but she knows. What she doesn't know, though, is that evil is hiding behind the green door. The truth lies at the bottom of a dark, deep abyss.

I Am the Abyss

2022

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy poster
7.1

On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspiracy of far-right groups, corrupt secret services, and other interests that seek to undermine democracy.

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy

2012

First Love poster
6.6

Vittorio is looking for a woman who matches his ideal. Through a classified ad he meets Sonia, a sweet, pleasant, intelligent girl. However, she weighs 125 pounds -- which according to Vittorio is way too much. A goldsmith by trade, Vittorio is obsessed with the desire to shape Sonia's body and mind as does a fire with gold. Almost imperceptibly Sonia becomes a passive participant and the relationship grows into a reciprocal masochistic game. When the two lovers isolate themselves in a country house in the Veneto hills, they dangerously lose touch with reality and the rest of the world.

First Love

2004

The Life Apart poster
5.8

In Vicenza, a beautiful Italian art city, a young wealthy couple joyfully welcomes the birth of a long-awaited daughter in the early 1980s. But the child’s face is disfigured by a red birthmark that covers half her face. This spot haunts the mother to the point that she rejects her responsibilities as a mother. The child’s aunt, a famous concert pianist, takes over her education, thus discovering her exceptional musical talent.

The Life Apart

2024

Long Live Freedom poster
6.8

Elections are approaching and things don't look too good for the opposition. Their leader can't stand the pressure and disappears. To avoid a scandal, the upper echelons of the party concoct a risky plan: to replace him with his identical twin, a philosopher with BPD, whose eclectic ideas and direct approach unexpectedly make the party surge in the polls.

Long Live Freedom

2013

Tutte le donne della mia vita poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Tutte le donne della mia vita

2007

Agon poster
7.2

Three elite athletes train for the Summer Games, Ludoj, 2024. Facing press attention, injury, and exhaustion, they practice their respective disciplines of rifle shooting, fencing, and judo. The women work with coaches to optimize their performance before competing under acute pressure at the Games.

Agon

2025

Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide poster
6.1

The life of a Northern Italian middle-class family is turned upside down after their 12-year-old son falls overboard during a sea trip, only to be picked up by a boat of illegal immigrants.

Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide

2005

Love Stories poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Love Stories

2013

È nata una star? poster
4.9

Marco, a shy teenager, learns that he has... what it takes to be a great porn star, but he doesn't know how to tell his parents. Hell breaks loose when a neighbor finds a porn video of him and leaves it in his parents' mailbox.

È nata una star?

2012

Sacred Heart poster
6.4

Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends.

Sacred Heart

2005

Reckless poster
5.7

A broke mechanic turns a bank loan denial into an impromptu robbery that puts him on the run with his best friend and a starlet they hold hostage.

Reckless

2018

Houseguests poster
6.0

A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.

Houseguests

2020

When the Night poster
5.6

After meeting during their vacation, two young people with solitary lives suddenly come into a relationship that could benefit both of them.

When the Night

2011

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight poster
5.6

A man jumps into the Tiber two days before Christmas. Alessandro and Irene chat over coffee, while Giorgio and Mariella discuss love and sex. Pietro confesses his pain to Cinzia, Nanni kisses Paola, who is engaged to another, and Andrea loves Veronica secretly. Vittorio falls for a Chinese masseuse, Nicola is infatuated with Cameron Diaz, and Iole waits for a relationship. From September to December, their lives unfold, ending happily or dramatically. Gianluca Maria Tavarelli, uncomfortable with portraying a younger generation in Liberi, returns to filming about his own age after a busy TV break.

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight

2007

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