The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Stefano is a shy and sensitive teenager who has just completed his studies in Switzerland and is considering becoming a monk. But his father, a rich Milanese publisher, who had the ambition to see his son succeed him, refuses and takes him on a cruise with a young woman to take this idea out of his mind...
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Mauro BologniniDirector
- Giovanni FuscoOriginal Music Composer
- Fulvio Gicca PalliScreenplay
- Ugo LiberatoreScreenplay
Cast
- Alain CunyLeonardo Mattioli
- Rosanna SchiaffinoAdriana
- Jacques PerrinStefano Mattioli
- Isa MirandaMrs. Mattioli
- Filippo Scelzorector of the college
- Ennio BalboMorandi
- Anna GloriGianna, Mattioli's secretary
- Wando Tresliterature professor
- Marcella Valerinurse-nun in the clinic
- Bruno CattaneoBruno, storekeeper
- Marcello SimoniCast
- Renato MontalbanoCast
Stills
Themes
suicidelove triangleseductionmaterialismloss of virginityolder man younger woman relationshippublisherchastity1960sfather son conflictreligious beliefmilan, italy