The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Michele is an MP for the Italian Communist Party who loses his memory in a car crash, though hardly anyone around him seems to notice. During a crucial water polo match on the eve of election day, he gradually begins to remember his past life, revealing a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors that of Italian communism itself.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
286 audience votes
Key crew
- Nanni MorettiDirector
- Nanni MorettiWriter
- Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nanni MorettiMichele Apicella
- Silvio OrlandoMario
- Asia ArgentoValentina Apicella
- Mariella ValentiniGiornalista
- Alfonso SantagataOssessivo
- Claudio MorgantiOssessivo
- Eugenio MasciariArbitro
- Mario PatanèSimone
- Antonio PetrocelliFascista
- Remo RemottiSantone di Mario
- Fabio TraversaAmico di Michele
- Giovanni ButtafavaSantone dell'arbitro
Stills
Themes
identity crisissurrealismmemory losscharacter studypolitical satiremetaphorwater polofall of communismmother son relationshippsychanalyse