Movie · 1987
The Family
“In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family...”
Released 1 December 1987 127 min Drama More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
"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.
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How old were they?
Carlo Dapporto
as Giulio as an old man
Vittorio Gassman
as Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather
Renzo Palmer
as Uncle Nicola (old)
Dagmar Lassander
as Marika
Massimo Dapporto
as Giulio as a middle-aged man
Stefania Sandrelli
as Beatrice
Athina Cenci
as Aunt Margherita
Fanny Ardant
as Adriana
Ottavia Piccolo
as Adelina
Monica Scattini
as Aunt Ornella
Andrea Occhipinti
as Carlo as a young man
Alberto Gimignani
as Giulio as a young man
Jo Champa
as Adriana as a young woman
Cecilia Dazzi
as Beatrice as a young woman
Emanuele Lamaro
as Carlo as a child
Joska Versari
as Giulio as a child
Consuelo Pascali
as Adelina as a child
Ilaria Stuppia
as Adelina as a young woman
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The numbers
58years between the oldest and youngest billed
76Carlo Dapporto — oldest on the call sheet
18Cecilia Dazzi — youngest billed
40average age of the credited cast