Cast
Marcello Mastroianni 
Massimo Troisi Anne Parillaud Renato Moretti Lou Castel
Credits
Written by: Beatrice Ravaglioli 
Ettore Scola Silvia Scola
Music: Armando Trovajoli
Produced by: Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Plot
A father and son in a seaside Italian town meet for lunch and for the day, and discuss their generation gap, in a quiet, funny and moving two-hander with Marcello Mastroianni and Massimo Troisi.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet, funny and moving father-son comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,566 votes)
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