Cronaca familiare (1962)

Regisseur:

Valerio Zurlini

Drehbuchautoren:

Mario Missiroli (writer)
Vasco Pratolini (novel)

Premierendatum:

29. März 1963 (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Filmpreise:

2 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

A fairy tale in reverse..

Besetzung

Marcello Mastroianni	...	Enrico
Jacques Perrin	...	Lorenzo
Sylvie	...	Grandmother
Salvo Randone	...	Salocchi
Valeria Ciangottini	...	Enzina
Serena Vergano	...	Hospital Nun
Marco Guglielmi
Franca Pasut
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Miranda Campa
Marcella Valeri

Länge:

115 Min

Produktionsland:

France | Italy

Sprache:

Französisch | Italienisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:PG | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | West Germany:16 (w)

Firma:

Titanus

A fairy tale in reverse..

Two brothers ;one of them,after his mother's death (she died during the birth)is taken in by a rich man,the other has to manage .But things will not turn out as expected.

The movie is a long flashback ,Enrico's somber meditation on his young brother's fate ,whom he only saw sporadically.There are a lot of holes in the plot,probably the weakest link of an unusual film.Mastroianni and Perrin (hardly 21) give strong performances which allow the movie to avoid pathos and melodrama.They are given strong support by madame Sylvie,as their grand-mother.What will strike you in Zurlini's film is the total absence of happiness,in the world which has forgot what it is to be happy:even the scene at the restaurant where the two boys invite their grandma is downright depressing;later the money the old lady gives to her grandson leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.All the scenes in the hospital are harsh,and may repel some.

It was the second time Zurlini and Perrin had teamed,after "la ragazza con la valiglia".The last time ,in 1976,was the making of their masterpiece (Zurlini:director;Perrin:producer and actor) " Il deserto dei Tartari" from Buzatti's eponymous novel.

"Cronica familiare" is a movie that deserves to be watched,unless you're down in the dumps.