The Family

"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.

RATING

7.5 / 10

RELEASE DATE

1987-01-20

DIRECTOR

Ettore Scola

RUNNING TIME

2h 7m

Budget: Unknown

Revenue: Unknown

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Actors

Vittorio Gassman

Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather

Stefania Sandrelli

Beatrice

Andrea Occhipinti

Carlo as a young man

Cecilia Dazzi

Beatrice as a young woman

Jo Champa

Adriana as a young woman

Joska Versari

Giulio as a child

Alberto Gimignani

Giulio as a young man

Massimo Dapporto

Giulio as a middle-aged man