The Family (1987)
Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo can't really decide until it's too late.
- Released
- 1987-12-01
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Furio Scarpelli, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Ettore Scola
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 from 132 votes
Cast
- Vittorio Gassman as Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather
- Fanny Ardant as Adriana
- Stefania Sandrelli as Beatrice
- Andrea Occhipinti as Carlo as a young man
- Emanuele Lamaro as Carlo as a child
- Cecilia Dazzi as Beatrice as a young woman
- Jo Champa as Adriana as a young woman
- Joska Versari as Giulio as a child
- Alberto Gimignani as Giulio as a young man
- Massimo Dapporto as Giulio as a middle-aged man
- Carlo Dapporto as Giulio as an old man
- Consuelo Pascali as Adelina as a child