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In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family... - The Family
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Title: The Family

Release Date: 20 Jan 1987

Runtime: 2h 7m

Genre: Drama

Director: Cinecittà Studios, Cinémax

Production Companies: Cinecittà Studios, Cinémax

Overview: "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.

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Average Vote: 7.464 (111 votes)

Cast

  • Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather: Vittorio Gassman
  • Adriana: Fanny Ardant
  • Beatrice: Stefania Sandrelli
  • Carlo as a young man: Andrea Occhipinti
  • Carlo as a child: Emanuele Lamaro
  • Beatrice as a young woman: Cecilia Dazzi
  • Adriana as a young woman: Jo Champa
  • Giulio as a child: Joska Versari
  • Giulio as a young man: Alberto Gimignani
  • Giulio as a middle-aged man: Massimo Dapporto
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