''The Family'' ( it, La famiglia) is a 1987 Italian film directed by

Ettore Scola Ettore Scola (; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film ''A Special Day'' and over the course of his film career was nominated for fiv ...

and starring

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, and

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. It was entered into the

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Plot

The film depicts a bourgeois Italian family seen through the eyes of Carlo, an old retired professor who is the last patriarch of his family. The memoirs of Carlo characterize the entire film, from the time of the

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until the 1980s, through two world wars, the economic boom, love, friendship, and all the events which constitute human life. The film unfolds all around the apartment bought by the grandfather of Carlo. It shows the family, its dynastic succession, and its many traditions.

Cast

- Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather *

- Beatrice as a woman *

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- Carlo as a young man *

- Adriana as a woman *

- Jean Luc *

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- Giulio as a man *

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- Giulio as a boy *

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- Carletto *

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- Paolino *

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- Adelina *

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- Aunt Margherita * Emanuele Lamaro - Carlo as a child *

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- Beatrice as a girl *

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- Adriana as a young woman * Joska Versari - Giulio as a child * Alberto Gimignani - Giulio as a boy *

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- Marika

Awards

The film won five

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awards, six

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awards, and it was an

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nominee as Best Foreign Language film.

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* * 1987 films 1987 drama films Italian drama films French drama films 1980s Italian-language films Films set in Rome Films directed by Ettore Scola Films about families Films set in the 20th century Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Films with screenplays by Ettore Scola Belle Époque 1980s Italian films 1980s French films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub

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