The Family (1987)
"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.
Released: Jan 20, 1987
Runtime: 127 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Stefania Sandrelli, Andrea Occhipinti, Emanuele Lamaro, Cecilia Dazzi
Crew: Franco Committeri (Producer), Ruggero Maccari (Story), Lucilla Clementelli (Script Supervisor), Francesco Malvestito (Editor), Ricardo Aronovich (Director of Photography), Furio Scarpelli (Screenplay)