Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestThe story, based on the lives of the director's parents, is set in Bologna and begins on the banks of the Reno River. The protagonists are Francesca Osti, daughter of a socialist worker, and Carlo Dagnini, son of a middle-class merchant. Within a few years, Francesca and Carlo leave their respective partners and begin a relationship despite their social and political differences. However, Carlo and Francesca are forced to return to Bologna to their families, partly due to the attack on Togliatti.
Direction
Avati directing his parents' actual messy history. The audacity.
Acting
Ramazzotti and Parenti weaponize longing like it's 1948.
Production
Bologna so lovingly shot you'll forgive its trauma.
Creator
Pupi Avati
Isabella Aldovini
Liliana Dagnini
Alessandro Sanguigni
Davide
Micaela Ramazzotti
Francesca Osti
Flavio Parenti
Carlo Dagnini
Jacopo Maria Bicocchi
Lele Gardi
Antonella Ferrari
Annapaola
Daniele La Leggia
Luigi
Adelmo Togliani
Edgardo
Maximilian Dirr
Joseph Cialfi
Pierpaolo Zizzi
Patrizio Pelizzi
Giornalista della redazione Avanti
Gianni Franco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Avati's mother actually attended the premiere and reportedly said, 'That's not how it happened,' then left.
The 1948 attack on communist leader Togliatti nearly sparked civil war; using it as a romantic catalyst is peak Italian melodrama.
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