Sicilian opera lover Matteo Scuro is a retired bureaucrat who wants to have a family reunion. When most of his adult children cancel their trip to Sicily, Matteo decides to take the train to them. On each visit to a different part of Italy, he learns about the lies that his family has been telling him, including a significant one about his missing son, Alvaro.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore. AKA Everybody’s Fine
Writers: Massimo De Rita, Tonino Guerra, Giuseppe Tornatore.
Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Michèle Morgan, Valeria Cavalli, Marino Cenna, Norma Martelli, Roberto Nobile, Salvatore Cascio, Leo Gullotta, Antonella Attili, Fabio Iellini.
Cinematographer: Blasco Giurato.
Composer: Ennio Morricone.
1990 Cannes Film Festival – Nominated for the Palme d’Or.
Very sweet movie… Very wise and perceptive. The American re-interpretation is gorgeous, too.
And another fantastic film watched, thanks Jon!
Perhaps one of the best performances by Mastroianni (not counting Todo Modo).
RIP Marcello.