Film
The Family
1987· 2h 7m· Drama
“In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large 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.
1987-12-01
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Key Crew
DirectorEttore Scola
ScreenplayEttore Scola
ProducerFranco Committeri
Director of PhotographyRicardo Aronovich
Original Music ComposerArmando Trovajoli
EditorEttore Scola
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 17 crew)
Details
Released1987-12-01
Runtime2h 7m
StatusReleased
StudiosCinecittà Studios · Cinémax
LanguagesItalian · English · Spanish
CountriesFrance · Italy
Rating7.5/10 · 126 votes
Original languageit
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