original title:
Le parole di mio padre
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production:
Bianca Film, Mikado Film, Les Films d'Ici, supported by Ministero della Cultura
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country:
Italy/France
year:
2001
film run:
85'
format:
35mm - colour
aspect ratio:
1.85:1
sound:
Dolby stereo
release date:
25/05/2001
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Zeno is almost thirty years old when his father dies and he is faced by the fact that his youth is almost over. He meets Giovanni Malfenti, a rich and successful gallery owner with four daughters. Zeno is impressed by Giovanni’s energy. Zeno falls in love with one of Giovanni’s daughters and comes to consider the older man a second father. This relationship helps Zeno find peace and direction. The film is based on Zeno’s conscience by Italo Svevo.