Giovanna's Father ( Il papà di Giovanna )

Giovanna's Father (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: Il papà di Giovanna
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
100 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Pupi Avati

Written By:
Antonio Avati
Pupi Avati

Actors:
Silvio Orlando ..... Michele Casali
Francesca Neri ..... Delia Casali
Ezio Greggio ..... Sergio Ghia
Alba Rohrwacher ..... Giovanna Casali
Serena Grandi ..... Lella Ghia
Manuela Morabito ..... Elide Traxler
Gianfranco Jannuzzo ..... Preside Apolloni
Paolo Graziosi ..... Andrea Taxler
Valeria Bilello ..... Marcella Taxler
Sandro Dori ..... Belletti
Rita Carlini ..... Lia
Antonio Pisu ..... Cicci Dalmastri
Edoardo Romano ..... Pradelli
Lorena Miller ..... Cassiera
Chiara Sani ..... Amabile

Synopsis:

Bologna 1938. Michele Casali has a serious problem. His only daughter, Giovanna, has just killed her best friend in a bout of jealousy. The girl, who is still an adolescent, is declared to be non compus mentis and is committed to a psychiatric hospital. During the time she spends in almost total isolation, the only person who looks after her is her father. This further strengthens the already strong father-daughter relationship from which Delia, the girls mother, has always been excluded. Sergio, who is a police inspector and a close friend of Micheles, is witness to the terrible events. He is also secretly in love with Delia. In the winter of 1953, in a Bologna which is still recovering from the horrors of the war, Delia and Giovannas eyes lock in the darkness of a small cinema: Giovanna is by now much better and still in the company of her doting father. Her mother no longer has any doubts: this is the start of a new life, this time, together.

Bologna 1938. Michele Casali has a serious problem. His teenage daughter, Giovanna, has just killed her best friend in a jealous frenzy. The girl is declared to be incompetent and is committed to a psychiatric hospital. While inside, she spends her time in almost total isolation. The only person who comes to see her is her father. His visitations strengthen the already strong father-daughter relationship from which Delia, the girl's mother, has always been excluded. In the winter of 1953, Delia and Giovanna's eyes cross paths in a small cinema in Bologna: Giovanna is by now much better and is in the company of her doting father. Her mother no longer has any doubts--this is the start of a new life together.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 31 August, 2009.

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