The story of a widower and his two sons, focusing on their complex and sometimes difficult relationships.
Acting
Anthony Quayle's stiff upper lip barely hiding total devastation.
Direction
Comencini lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Luigi Comencini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anthony Quayle learned Italian phonetically for the role; his stiffness became the character's armor.
Comencini made this between his popular comedies, essentially smuggling art-house pain into commercial cinema — Italy's secret weapon.
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