Matrimony is a drama about the complexity of relationships. On Christmas Eve, perfect housewife Giulia Francesca Neri is worried about a family heirloom which has cracked and rushes to the junk shop to get it repaired -- little anticipating her perfect marriage is about to fall to pieces as well. While everyone in Bologna is making last minute preparations, Giulia runs into her childhood sweetheart, Fausto Paolo Sassanelli. The meeting rekindles old feelings and Giulia realizes that to create the perfect marriage which everyone adores, she has sacrificed her own personality. While waiting to meet her parents at the station, she climbs into a departing train and disappears. The family slowly disintegrates, as if she were the binding element.
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Cast
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Diego Abatantuono
Paolo
Known for
Mediterraneo
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Francesca Neri
Giulia
Known for
Collateral Damage
Hannibal
Cristina Comencini
Roberta Mazzoni
Claude Carrère
Also in
I'll Get Back to Kandara
Stefania Sandrelli
Vera (Giulia's mother)
Known for
The Key
Parthenope
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Claude Brasseur
Alessio (Giulia's Father)
Known for
The Party
The Student and Mister Henri
Bruno Ridolfi
Cecilia Dazzi
Sandra
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Riccardo Tozzi
Gabriele Dovadoli
Also in
Inspector De Luca
Empty Eyes
Cristina Comencini Director · Roberta Mazzoni Story Roberto Forza Cinematographer
First release October 28, 1998 · Produced in Italy · Production Cattleya, Ministry of Culture (Italy)
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Filmauro
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Cattleya
Production
Ministry of Culture (Italy)
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Italy
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Original title
Matrimoni
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 28, 1998
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No release date listed for United States.
France
October 13, 1999
Germany
January 1, 1999 · Berlin International Film Festival
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