A father and son try to reconcile spending a few days together and confronting each other also through their own marital experiences.
Acting
Chiari's final performance—gruff, wounded, unforgettable.
Direction
Mazzucco traps you in rooms with people who can't connect.
Director
Massimo Mazzucco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Walter Chiari died just months after filming; this was his cinematic swan song, and he reportedly knew it.
1986 Italian cinema was obsessed with crumbling family structures—this sits between Fellini's nostalgia and Moretti's neuroses.