''The Circumstance'' (
Italian: ''La Circonstanza)'' is a 1973 film written and directed by
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi (24 July 1931 – 7 May 2018)Lane, John Francis (May 7, 2018).Ermanno Olmi obituary. ''The Guardian''. theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 May 2018. was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Olmi was born to a Catholic ...
. The film received a special mention at the 1974
San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Plot
Laura, a lawyer who comes from an upper-class Milanese family, leads an altogether placid life. After witnessing an almost-fatal motorcycle accident near her family's country home, she becomes obsessed with the young victim, leading to a series of flashbacks and introspective instants that probe the bourgeois life she leads.
Reception
The film has been praised by critic
Derek Elley
Derek Elley (born c. 1955) is an American film and music critic and author, best known as the resident film critic for ''Variety'' until his departure in March 2010. With over 1200 reviews to his credit as of December 2014 on ''Rotten Tomatoes'', h ...
as a "romantic highpoint in
rmannoOlmi’s ''oeuvre''” and “his most accomplished piece of work.”
Cast
Ada Savelli - Laura
Gaetano Porro - Laura's husband
Massimo Tabak - Beppe, Laura's eldest son
Raffaella Bianichi - Silvia
Mario Sireci - Tommaso
External links
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History
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References
1973 films
Italian drama films
1973 drama films
1970s Italian films
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