Cristina Comencini (born May 8, 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and novelist. Biography She is one of four daughters of Italian film director Luigi Comencini. She attended with her sisters le Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rome)[1]. 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 is scheduled to compete in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September.[2]