Italy / Aug 31, 2008 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paolo Graziosi | Andrea Taxler |
| Valeria Bilello | Marcella Traxler |
| Sandro Dori | Belletti |
| Rita Carlini | Lia |
| Antonio Pisu | Cicci Dalmastri |
| Edoardo Romano | Pradelli |
| Lorena Miller | Cassiera |
| Chiara Sani | Amabile |
| Dalia Zagni | Proprietaria trattoria (as Dalia Lahav) |
| Gennaro Diana | Poliziotto |
| Eleonora Vallone | Carcerata |
| Gaia Zoppi | Partoriente |
| Gisella Marengo | Professoressa |
| Hong-hu Ada | Donna con infante (as Ada Perotti) |
| Paolo Fiorino | Sainati |
| Stefano Alessandroni | |
| Elisa Alessandro |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il papà di Giovanna |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Duea Film, Medusa Film |
| Release date | 12 settembre 2008 |
| Production | Antonio Avati |
| Writer | Pupi Avati |
| Editing | Amedeo Salfa |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Rachini |
| Assistant directors | Pupi Avati |
| Camera operators | Pasquale Rachini |
| Additional photography | Pasquale Rachini |
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| Production design | Giuliano Pannuti |
| Art direction | Giuliano Pannuti |
| Set decoration | Giuliano Pannuti |
| Music | Riz Ortolani, Piero Parisi |
| Sound | Piero Parisi, Riz Ortolani |
| Costume design | Mario Carlini, Francesco Crivellini, Alessandro Bertolazzi |
| Makeup | Mario Carlini, Francesco Crivellini, Alessandro Bertolazzi |
| Hairstyling | Mario Carlini, Francesco Crivellini, Alessandro Bertolazzi |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 12, 2008 / T
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