75-year-old Giuseppe De Metrio has spent 30 years in Geneva, as foreign worker for the Broyer company. Upon retirement, he returned to Puglia, Italy, where his family had continued to live. His only grandchild, 7-year-old Carla, is blind. The whole family looks forward hopefully to the day when Carla's sight can be restored by means of a cornea transplantation. After a heart attack, Giuseppe decides to wait no longer and returns to Switzerland to ask his former boss Mr. Broyer for the money necessary for the operation, as an old promise binds the two men. Intended as a 48-hour trip, Giuseppe and Carla's visit in Switzerland becomes a journey that both grandfather and granddaughter never dreamt of...
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Paolo Villaggio
Giuseppe De Metrio
Known for
Fantozzi
Ciao, Professore!
Francesca Pipoli
Carla De Metrio
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Marie-Christine Barrault
Elizabeth Broyer
Known for
Fiasco
My Night at Maud's
Jean-Luc Bideau
Gaston Broyer
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Renato Scarpa
Giorgio
Known for
The Two Popes
The Count of Monte Cristo
Julien Boisselier
Pascal Broyer
Known for
Le Chef
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Antonio Petrocelli
Roberto De Metrio
Known for
The New Pope
The Cesaronis
Soraya Sala
Lucia De Metrio
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Wolfsburg
SwissLove
Tom Novembre
Philippe
Known for
An American Werewolf in Paris
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Graziano Giusti
Prof. Papaleo
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The Yes Man
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Anna Ferruzzo
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Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
Denis Rabaglia Director · Antoine Jaccoud Screenplay Luca de Benedittis Screenplay
Budget $3.1M · First release August 12, 2000 · Produced in France, Italy, Switzerland
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$3,100,000
Production
Alhena Films
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C-Films
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Gam Films
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RSI
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RAI Cinema
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France · Italy · Switzerland
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Original language
Italian
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French · Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 12, 2000
Theatrical · Locarno Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
October 25, 2001 · Theatrical
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