Synopsis
Gabriele returns home in southern Italy to bid farewell to his father Ernesto, a former stationmaster in a small town not far from Bari. The old man reawakens in Gabriele memories of his childhood, of his loving mother, his uncle, his friends... but also of his father's rage and bitterness over his failure in achieving his artistic ambitions: Ernesto was convinced he was destined to be a famous painter, and was willing to sacrifice everything for this belief, even his own dignity – and this made his son swear that he wouldn't turn out like him. Only now, many years later, through chance and circumstances, Gabriele begins to understand Ernesto and to see what sort of person his father really was.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
- Sergio RubiniDirector
- Sergio RubiniScreenplay
- Carla CavalluzziScreenplay
- Domenico StarnoneScreenplay
Cast
- Sergio RubiniErnesto Rossetti
- Valeria GolinoFranca Rossetti
- Riccardo ScamarcioPinuccio
- Fabrizio GifuniGabriele Rossetti
- Anna FalchiDonna Valeria Giordano
- Maurizio MicheliMr. Pezzetti
- Margherita BuyAnna
- Guido GiaquintoGabriele as a kid
- Vittorio CiorcaloTonino Zucca
- Vito SignorileProfessor Venusio
- Mariolina De FanoMrs. Lo Turco
- Mario MaranzanaDalò