Family Diary

1962 1h 48m IT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 55

Drama

Synopsis

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Enrico is a struggling journalist in the Rome of 1945. He receives a phone call informing him that his younger brother Lorenzo has died. Enrico recalls their long and difficult relationship; he was brought up by their poor but warm-hearted grandmother, Lorenzo was raised as a gentleman by a wealthy local aristocrat. Reunited in the Florence of the 1930s, Enrico becomes his spoilt brother's keeper, forever haunted by a sense of guilty responsibility towards a man he both hates and loves.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Marcello Mastroianni
Enrico
Jacques Perrin
Lorenzo Mainardi
Salvo Randone
Salocchi
Valeria Ciangottini
Enzina
Sylvie
Grandmother
Marco Guglielmi
Serena Vergano
Hospital Nun
Marcella Valeri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Valerio Zurlini
Writers: Valerio Zurlini, Mario Missiroli
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Valerio Zurlini, shot by Giuseppe Rotunno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Goffredo Petrassi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

ERA

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Marcello Mastroianni and Jacques Perrin and Salvo Randone carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Valerio Zurlini directs. Giuseppe Rotunno behind the camera. Goffredo Petrassi scores. Mario Serandrei cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Valerio Zurlini, shot by Giuseppe Rotunno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Goffredo Petrassi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mario Serandrei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Marcello Mastroianni and Jacques Perrin and Salvo Randone carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0056966 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.