Dear Father (1979)

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).

Released

1979-04-11

Genres

Comedy

Runtime

101 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Bernardino Zapponi, Dino Risi, Marco Risi, Dino Risi

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 20 votes