Italy / Jan 20, 1987 / Source: IMDB
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
"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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alessandra Panelli | Aunt Luisa |
| Monica Scattini | Aunt Ornella |
| Ricky Tognazzi | Paolino as a middle-aged man |
| Philippe Noiret | Jean-Luc |
| Sergio Castellitto | Carletto as a young man |
| Memè Perlini | Aristide |
| Hanja Kochansky | Susanna |
| Allessandro Pizzolato | Paolino as a child |
| Fabrizio Cerusico | Paolino as a young man |
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| Barbara Scoppa | Maddalena |
| Giampiero Gregori | Uncle Nicola (young) |
| Renzo Palmer | Uncle Nicola (old) |
| Marco Vivio | Carletto as a boy |
| Maurizio Marsala | Enrico as a child |
| Riccardo Massimi | Enrico as a young man |
| Giuseppe Cederna | Enrico as a middle-aged man |
| Massimo Venturiello | Armando |
| Dagmar Lassander | Marika |
| Andrea Livier Aronovich | Marina |
| Silvana De Santis | Juliette I |
| Paola Agosti | Juliette II |
| Francesca Balletta | Carlo's grandmother |
| Jacques Peyrac | Dr. Giordani |
| Raffaela Davi | Doorkeeper |
| Antonio De Leo | Uncle Michele |
| Allessandra Zoppi | Wife of Uncle Michele |
| Eleonora Cecere | (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La famiglia |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, English, Español |
| Production countries | France, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinecittà Studios, Cinémax |
| Release date | 1 dicembre 1987 |
| Production | Franco Committeri |
| Writer | Furio Scarpelli, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Graziano Diana |
| Editing | Ettore Scola, Francesco Malvestito |
| Cinematography | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Assistant directors | Lucilla Clementelli, Ettore Scola |
| Camera operators | Ricardo Aronovich |
| Additional photography | Ricardo Aronovich |
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| Production design | Cinzia Lo Fazio, Luciano Ricceri |
| Art direction | Cinzia Lo Fazio, Luciano Ricceri |
| Set decoration | Cinzia Lo Fazio, Luciano Ricceri |
| Music | Armando Trovajoli |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli |
| Costume design | Gabriella Pescucci |
| Makeup | Gabriella Pescucci |
| Hairstyling | Gabriella Pescucci |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Dec 01, 1987
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