The Family

1987 · directed by Ettore Scola

Rating

73/100

Hit

no

Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo can't really decide until it's too late.

The Family (1987), directed by Ettore Scola, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Vittorio Gassman
• Fanny Ardant
• Stefania Sandrelli
• Andrea Occhipinti
• Emanuele Lamaro
• Cecilia Dazzi
• Jo Champa
• Joska Versari
• Alberto Gimignani
• Massimo Dapporto

Crew

• Ricardo Aronovich — Director of Photography
• Ettore Scola — Editor
• Francesco Malvestito — Editor
• Armando Trovajoli — Original Music Composer
• Ettore Scola — Screenplay
• Furio Scarpelli — Screenplay
• Ruggero Maccari — Screenplay

More from Ettore Scola

1. A Special Day (1977) — 89/100 · hit
2. We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974) — 82/100 · hit
3. Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976) — 76/100
4. That Night of Varennes (1982) — 76/100
5. What Time Is It? (1989) — 74/100
6. Le Bal (1983) — 73/100

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