She is one of four daughters of Italian film director Luigi Comencini . She attended with her sisters le Lycée français Chateaubriand ( Rome ) . Cristina Comencini 's 2005 film '' The Beast in the Heart '' , based on her own novel '' La bestia nel cuore '' , was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Her upcoming film '' When the Night '' , also based on her own novel and published in the United States by Other Press , is scheduled to compete in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September
68th Venice International Film Festival
68th Venice International Film Festival
Cristina Comencini