The film, a nostalgic fantasy documentary, depicts in six episodes a family story in Bobbio between 1999 and 2008. We discover the 5 years-old Elena being brought up by her aunts (Marco Bellocchio's sisters) because her mother Sara is trying to succeed as an actress in Milan. Her uncle Giorgio has a difficult relationship with his sister and judges her for not taking care of her daughter. But as soon as Sara can afford it, she offers to take Elena with her, leaving the village and her aunts, perhaps for ever - while Giorgio, up to his eyeballs in debt, takes refuge in Bobbio. His sister will help him and sell a house.
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Cast
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Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Giorgio
Known for
Camera Café
The Traitor
Elena Bellocchio
Elena
Known for
Blood of My Blood
My Mother's Smile
Donatella Finocchiaro
Sara Mai
Known for
Public Disorder
Sugar Baby
Letizia Bellocchio
Letizia
Known for
My Mother's Smile
Maria Luisa Bellocchio
Mariuccia
Known for
My Mother's Smile
Gianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi
Known for
Good Morning, Night
Fists in the Pocket
Alba Rohrwacher
Professoressa Vitaliani
Known for
Perfect Strangers
My Brilliant Friend
Marco Bellocchio Director · Marco Sgorbati Cinematographer Gianpaolo Conti Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $442K · Budget $200K · First release September 3, 2010
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Budget
$200,000
Worldwide gross
$442,481
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Kavac Film
Production
RAI Cinema
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Provincia di Piacenza
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Comune di Bobbio
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Fondazione Fare Cinema
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2010
Premiere
Italy · March 16, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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