Giovanna's Father

2008 1h 44m IT

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 124

Drama

Synopsis

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Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Silvio Orlando
Michele Casali
Francesca Neri
Delia Casali
Ezio Greggio
Sergio Ghia
Alba Rohrwacher
Giovanna Casali
Serena Grandi
Lella Ghia
Manuela Morabito
Elide Traxler
Gianfranco Jannuzzo
Preside Apolloni
Paolo Graziosi
Andrea Taxler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pupi Avati
Writers: Pupi Avati
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pupi Avati, shot by Pasquale Rachini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Amedeo Salfa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Silvio Orlando and Francesca Neri and Ezio Greggio carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1249306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pupi Avati directs. Pasquale Rachini behind the camera. Amedeo Salfa cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Directed by Pupi Avati, shot by Pasquale Rachini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Amedeo Salfa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Silvio Orlando and Francesca Neri and Ezio Greggio carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1249306 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.