The study of semantics has convinced Amedio that things only have relative validity, and that everything is changeable. So it seems, because while on an Italian holiday with his family, he conceives the idea that his aging wife should assume the role of his mother, and his daughter, who has an infant son, should assume the role of his wife and lover. His real mother, an elderly invalid, dies just as this conceit begins to take form, and, inexplicably, the women placidly go along with this odd notion for a time, but eventually return to their former roles.
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Jean Rochefort
Amedeo
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Marie-Christine Barrault
Elena
Known for
Fiasco
My Night at Maud's
Fabio Carpi
Gherardo Pagliei
Lila Kedrova
Mother
Known for
Torn Curtain
The Tenant
Luigi Malerba
Elisabetta Riga
Jacqueline Lustig
Gloria
Known for
My Mother's Smile
Lidija Kozlovič
Diana
Also in
Café Astoria
Strawberry Time
Patrizia De Clara
Malvina
Known for
Be Sick… It's Free
The Decameron
Silvia Mocci
Bride
Also in
Private Crimes
La settimana della sfinge
Valerio Andrei
Groom
Known for
Us Real Men, We Hard Men
Fabio Carpi Director
First release September 6, 1993 · Produced in France, Italy, Switzerland · Production SRG SSR, Canal+
Production
RSI
Production
SRG SSR
Production
Canal+
Production
Erato Films
Production
Istituto Luce-Italnoleggio Cinematografico
Production · Distribution
Gam Film S.r.l.
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France · Italy · Switzerland
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Original title
La prossima volta il fuoco
Original language
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1993
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 17, 1993
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 25, 1994 · Theatrical
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