A coffee with Linda Messerklinger

Linda Messerklinger is an Italian actress whose career spans film, television, and theatre, with a regular presence in both Italian and international productions. She has appeared in a variety of films, including Paolo Sorrentino's Killer in Red , Louis Nero's The Broken Key , and Marco Bellocchio's Fai bei sogni , and has participated in several feature films from the late 2000s to recent productions such as Double Edge (2025).

On television, she has had roles in series such as Sport Crime (and its sequel Sport Crime 2 ), Extravergine on FOX Life, La Strada di Casa , and Rocco Schiavone for RAI . She has also worked with directors like Andrea Porporati, Giulio Manfredonia, and Roberta Torre, and has participated in Italian theatrical projects, further demonstrating her versatility across film, television, and stage.

Lionel Giraud, founder of Momus, asks him about his relationship with coffee: She remembers that her very first coffee was drunk in secret, with a lover.

 

Lionel : Dear Linda, will your latest film with Paolo Sorrentino be released in France in January?

 

Linda : I think so, in January.

Lionel : Was this the first time you worked with him?

Linda : No, it wasn't the first time I'd worked with him. We'd already collaborated on a film for Campari , a short film for Campari Red Passion. It was great because I worked with Clive Owen and we had a lot of fun. We were at Cinecittà . That's about all I can say about the film, as we can't talk about it before its release. But I can just say that I'm really grateful. Working with Paolo is my favorite thing in the world.

Lionel : He's a great guy. You're Italian, the land of coffee of course, what's your first memory, your first coffee, do you remember?

Linda : I remember because I had a date with a boy, I really liked him. I was 16, something like that. He put the coffee on the table, but I wasn't having it yet, and he said, "Shall we have coffee?" I said, "Yes, yes, yes," and then he said, "Shall we have another coffee?" And I said, "Yes, yes, yes," and he said, "One more coffee," and we had four. I was hallucinating because of the four coffees, all together, and then I remember I couldn't go home. Oh no, it wasn't 16, I was 18. I didn't drink coffee when I was little. Because for my mother, it was forbidden .

Lionel : Yes, it's like cigarettes. For you, the first coffee is both forbidden and a love story .

 

Linda's perfect match: "To accompany her memories of Cinecittà, Linda chose the Castillo blend