Ecce bombo

Ecce bombo
Directed by	Nanni Moretti
Written by	Nanni Moretti
Produced by	Mario Gallo Enzo Giulioli
Starring	Nanni Moretti Fabio Traversa Luisa Rossi
Cinematography	Giuseppe Pinori
Edited by	Enzo Meniconi
Music by	Franco Piersanti
Release date	8 March 1978 (1978-03-08)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Ecce Bombo is a 1978 Italian comedy film written and directed by and starring Nanni Moretti. It was filmed in 16 mm but released in 35 mm. It was Moretti's first commercial success.

Plot

Michele Apicella, Goffredo, Mirko and Vito are four highschool friends who were on the forefront of the political protests that characterized the second half of the 1960s. Now a few years older, the four friends are no longer politically active and struggle to come to terms with their present. Intellectually marginalized and disenchanted with contemporary society, they form a collective consciousness group to try to understand what to do with themselves. Another friend, Cesare, decides to join them although he has mixed feelings about the whole experience, leading a relatively comfortable life. Things change when Michele starts a relationship with Cesare's girlfriend Flaminia.

Cast

• Nanni Moretti - Michele Apicella
• Luisa Rossi - Michele's mother
• Glauco Mauri - Michele's father
• Lina Sastri - Olga
• Piero Galletti - Goffredo
• Susanna Javicoli - Silvia
• Cristina Manni - Cristina
• Lorenza Ralli - Michele's sister Valentina
• Maurizio Romoli - Flaminia's husband Cesare
• Carola Stagnaro - Flaminia
• Fabio Traversa - Mirko
• Giorgio Viterbo - Reporter for 'Telecalifornia'
• Paolo Zaccagnini - Vito
• Sandro Conte - Student
• Maurizio Di Taddeo - Student
• Mauro Fabretti - Student

Awards

• Nastro d'Argento: Best Story
• Nominated for the Golden Palm at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival

External links

• Ecce Bombo at IMDb