

The Family
"In 1906 Carlo was born into a very large family..."
Overview
"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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
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Studio
Cinecittà Studios
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Key Crew

Furio Scarpelli
Screenplay

Furio Scarpelli
Story

Ettore Scola
Screenplay

Ettore Scola
Director

Ettore Scola
Story
Cast

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

Monica Scattini
Aunt Ornella

Ricky Tognazzi
Paolino as a middle-aged man

Philippe Noiret
Jean-Luc

Sergio Castellitto
Carletto as a young man