The Family (1987 film)
| La famiglia The Family | |
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| Directed by | Ettore Scola |
| Written by | Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola Furio Scarpelli |
| Produced by | Franco Committeri |
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| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Edited by | Francesco Malvestito |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Family (Italian: La famiglia) is a 1987 Italian film, directed by Ettore Scola and starred by Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Philippe Noiret and Stefania Sandrelli. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Plot
It is the portrait of a bourgeois Italian family seen through the eyes of Carlo, an old retired professor who is the last patriarch of his family. The memoirs of Carlo characterizes the entire film, from the time of the Belle Epoque until the eighties, through two world wars, the economic boom, love, friendship and all the events which constitute human life.
All without changing their place of action: the film unfolds all around the apartment bought by the grandfather of Carlo.
It shows the family and its dynastic succession and with his habits.
Cast
- Vittorio Gassman as Carlo, as a man / Carlo's grandfather
- Stefania Sandrelli as Beatrice
- Andrea Occhipinti as Carlo as a young man
- Fanny Ardant as Adriana
- Philippe Noiret as Jean Luc
- Carlo Dapporto as Giulio, as a man
- Massimo Dapporto as Giulio, as a boy
- Sergio Castellitto as Carletto
- Ricky Tognazzi as Paolino
- Ottavia Piccolo as Adelina
- Athina Cenci as Aunt Margherita
- Emanuele Lamaro as Carlo, as a child
- Cecilia Dazzi as Beatrice, as a girl
- Jo Champa as Adriana as a young woman
- Joska Versari as Giulio, as a child
- Alberto Gimignani as Giulio, as a boy
- Dagmar Lassander: Marika
Awards
It won five David di Donatello, six Nastro d'Argento and it was an Academy Award nominee as Best Foreign Language film.[2]
See also
- List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: La famiglia". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ "The 60th Academy Awards (1988) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
External links
- La famiglia at IMDb
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