Film

The Family

1987 · 2h 7m · Drama

In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

71%

"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.

Vittorio Gassman

Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather

Fanny Ardant

Adriana

Stefania Sandrelli

Beatrice

Andrea Occhipinti

Carlo as a young man

Emanuele Lamaro

Carlo as a child

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

Carlo Dapporto

Giulio as an old man

Consuelo Pascali

Adelina as a child

Ilaria Stuppia

Adelina as a young woman

Ottavia Piccolo

Adelina

Athina Cenci

Aunt Margherita

Alessandra Panelli

Aunt Luisa

• Ettore ScolaEditor · Screenplay · Director · Story
• Furio ScarpelliScreenplay · Story
• Ruggero MaccariStory · Screenplay
• Franco CommitteriProducer
• Ricardo AronovichDirector of Photography
• Armando TrovajoliOriginal Music Composer
• Francesco MalvestitoEditor

LA FAMILIA, ETTORE SCOLA

Release date

December 1, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 7m

Genres

Drama

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