Film

The Story of Boys and Girls

1989 · 1h 29m · Drama · Comedy

A feast for lovers

IMDb

6.7

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, Angelo's mother frets that her son is marrying beneath him; his sisters are less critical. Early the next morning, the four of them go by train to the farmhouse, joined by Angelo's married, unpregnant sister. The day-long dinner is riotous, couples display affection and impatience, children chase angels. Angelo's family stays the night, and his sister Linda has a visitor. A silver elephant makes the perfect gift.

Felice Andreasi

Domenico

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere

Silvia

Alessandro Haber

Giulio, padre di Silvia

Angiola Baggi

Maria

Davide Bechini

Angelo

Lina Bernardi

Olimpia

Claudio Botosso

Taddeo

Enrica Maria Modugno

Linda, zia di Angelo

Claudia Pozzi

Gina

Anna Bonaiuto

Amelia, madre di Angelo

Massimo Bonetti

Baldo

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi

Valeria

Stefania Orsola Garello

Antonia, sorella di Angelo

Marcello Cesena

Lele

Santo Bellina

Monica Cervini

Paola

• Pupi AvatiDirector · Screenplay · Story
• Antonio AvatiProducer
• Gianfranco PiccioliProducer
• Giorgio LeopardiProducer
• Pasquale RachiniDirector of Photography
• Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
• Amedeo SalfaEditor

Release date

September 15, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama, Comedy