The Family
“In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...”
1987•2h 7m•7.5•Released
Drama
"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. 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 the film's structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo couldn't really decide until it was too late.
Director
Ettore Scola
Writer
Furio Scarpelli, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
Languages
Italian, English, Spanish
Studio
Cinecittà Studios
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
Carlo Dapporto
Giulio as an old man
Consuelo Pascali
Adelina as a child
Ilaria Stuppia
Adelina as a young woman
Ottavia Piccolo
Adelina
Athina Cenci
Aunt Margherita
Production
Company
Cinecittà Studios
Company
Cinémax
Producer
Franco Committeri
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