Three Goodbyes movie review: Alba Rohrwacher stars in moving, life-affirming Italian drama

3.5/5 stars
The first Italian-language feature from prolific Catalan filmmaker Isabel Coixet, Three Goodbyes is an emotional, ultimately life-affirming adaptation of Michela Murgia’s celebrated 2023 semi-autobiographical novel, published shortly before her death.
Anchored by a commanding central performance from Alba Rohrwacher, it charts the efforts of a high-school teacher in Rome to navigate a series of potentially life-altering challenges.
When her long-term partner, Antonio (Elio Germano),...