Synopsis
Told in a series of flashbacks as Enrico (Marcello Mastroianni) remembers the past, the story of two brothers who are separated after their mother dies. Enrico is raised by a humble guardian who works as a butler, his brother Lorenzo (Jacques Perrin) is taken in by a grandmother who gives him all he wants or needs. Enrico grows up to become a hard-working journalist, spending most of his time in Rome. Lorenzo is a young idealist living in Florence with no real need to work. The brothers rarely see each other, but when they finally meet after an extended absence, Lorenzo is gravely ill and dying.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (1)
- Foreign production companies : Metro Film, Titanus Produzione
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Valerio Zurlini, Vasco Pratolini, Roberto Missiroli
- Director of Photography : Giuseppe Rotunno
- Music Composer : Goffredo Petrassi
- Editor : Mario Serandrei
- Foreign Producer : Goffredo Lombardo
- Author of original work : Vasco Pratolini
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family
- Production language : Italian
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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