The Family (La famiglia) 37 years old

The Family

"The Family," an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. Formal portraits, bookends in this 80-year saga, enclose the central story, which opens with the baptism of Carlo, a baby in his grandfather's lap, and ends with Carlo as a grandfather with a baby in his arms. And never once do we get out of the house, whose rooms provide the film's structure. Comfort or passion? Carlo couldn't really decide until it was too late.

Credits

The Family Cast

Name Character
Sergio Castellitto He was 33, now 70 years old as Carletto as a young man
Fanny Ardant She was 37, now 75 years old as Adriana
Philippe Noiret He was 56, 76 years old when he died as Jean-Luc
Stefania Sandrelli She was 40, now 77 years old as Beatrice
Vittorio Gassman He was 64, 77 years old when he died as Carlo as a man / Carlo's grandfather
Giuseppe Cederna He was 29, now 66 years old as Enrico as a middle-aged man
Ottavia Piccolo She was 37, now 74 years old as Adelina
Ricky Tognazzi He was 31, now 68 years old as Paolino as a middle-aged man
Marco Vivio He was 8, now 45 years old as Carletto as a boy
Cecilia Dazzi She was 17, now 54 years old as Beatrice as a young woman
Monica Scattini She was 30, 59 years old when she died as Aunt Ornella
Dagmar Lassander She was 43, now 80 years old as Marika
Barbara Scoppa She was 29, now 66 years old as Maddalena
Massimo Venturiello He was 29, now 66 years old as Armando
Renzo Palmer He was 57, 58 years old when he died as Uncle Nicola (old)
Carlo Dapporto He was 75, 78 years old when he died as Giulio as an old man
Jo Champa She was 18, now 56 years old as Adriana as a young woman
Athina Cenci She was 40, now 78 years old as Aunt Margherita
Alberto Gimignani He was 25, now 62 years old as Giulio as a young man
Silvana De Santis as Juliette I
Massimo Dapporto He was 41, now 78 years old as Giulio as a middle-aged man
Andrea Occhipinti He was 29, now 66 years old as Carlo as a young man

The Family Crew

Name Department
Ruggero Maccari as Story. He was 67 (69) years old when He died Writing
Ruggero Maccari as Screenplay. He was 67 (69) years old when He died Writing
Graziano Diana as Co-Writer. He was 27 (now 65) years old Writing
Armando Trovaioli as Original Music Composer. He was 69 (95) years old when He died Sound
Ettore Scola as Director. He was 55 (84) years old when He died Directing
Ettore Scola as Editor. He was 55 (84) years old when He died Editing
Ettore Scola as Story. He was 55 (84) years old when He died Writing
Ettore Scola as Screenplay. He was 55 (84) years old when He died Writing
Luciano Ricceri as Production Design. He was 47 (80) years old when He died Art
The Family poster
The Family (37 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 1987
  • Runtime: 127 minutes