Italian director Andrea Pallaoro is back on the Lido with English-language drama “Monica,” starring transgender actor Trace Lysette (“Transparent”) as a woman who returns home to the ...

TRACE LYSETTE: It was pretty instant for us. We met at an Emmys party a few years ago and [the dynamic] was just there as soon as we embraced. She's an amazing actress.

The synopsis is: A woman, Monica (Trace Lysette) returns home to care for her ailing mother, Eugenia (Patricia Clarkson) who she hasn’t seen in years in this tender portrait of family ...

Italian director Andrea Pallaoro is back on the Lido with English-language drama “Monica,” starring transgender actor Trace Lysette (“Transparent”) as a woman who returns home to the Midwest to care ...