Figli
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| Figli | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giuseppe Bonito |
| Written by | Mattia Torre |
| Produced by | Mario Gianani Lorenzo Mieli |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roberto Forza |
| Edited by | Giogiò Franchini |
| Music by | Giuliano Taviani |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Figli (lit. 'Children') is a 2020 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bonito.[1][2] The film was the last work written by screenwriter Mattia Torre before his death.[3]
Figli is based on a semi-autobiographical monologue by Mattia Torre, I figli invecchiano, about the mixed emotions of raising a child. After Torre's performance of the monologue on Alessandro Cattelan's television show E Poi C'è Cattelan in 2018 went viral, he planned to adapt it to film, but he soon grew too ill to follow through. Torre's longtime collaborator Giuseppe Bonito finished the film after the screenwriter's death. Torre's friends Paola Cortellesi and Valerio Mastandrea were cast as the two leads.[4][5]
Plot
Figli is a tragicomedy about parenthood told in vignettes. Nicola (Valerio Mastandrea), Sara (Paola Cortellesi), and their 6-year-old daughter Anna lead a blissful existence until the birth of the couple's second child, Pietro, which strains the couple's relationship and throws their lives into disarray.
Cast
- Valerio Mastandrea – Nicola
- Paola Cortellesi – Sara
- Stefano Fresi – amico giornalista
- Giorgio Barchiesi – padre di Nicola
- Andrea Sartoretti – padre milionario
- Fabio Traversa – Anziano Prete
