During the annual Christmas gathering at the family home, the parents surprise their children by announcing their decision to move in with one of them and pass on the house.
Acting
Marina Confalone's Lina is a masterclass in weaponized maternal disappointment.
Direction
Monicelli lets the chaos simmer like a bad ragù before boiling over.
Writing
Dialogue so authentically cruel you'll swear they bugged your last reunion.
Director
Mario Monicelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Monicelli was 87 when he made this — possibly his most personal film about the indignity of aging.
Shot in Sulmona, Abruzzo, where the real Christmas traditions involve way less emotional blackmail. Allegedly.
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