The Family (1987)

In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...

127 min · France, Italy · Dir. Ettore Scola

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.

Cast

Vittorio Gassman

Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather

Fanny Ardant

Adriana

Stefania Sandrelli

Beatrice

Andrea Occhipinti

Carlo as a young man

Emanuele Lamaro

Carlo as a child

Cecilia Dazzi

Beatrice as a young woman

Jo Champa

Adriana as a young woman

Joska Versari

Giulio as a child

Alberto Gimignani

Giulio as a young man

Massimo Dapporto

Giulio as a middle-aged man

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