Fathers and Sons (1957)

Name: Fathers and Sons
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1957-02-21
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Vittorio De Sica, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonella Lualdi, Marisa Merlini, Franco Interlenghi

Fathers and Sons (1957), directed by Mario Monicelli, starring Vittorio De Sica and Marcello Mastroianni.

02/21/1957 BR Comedy 1h 39m

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The adventures of a young couple of high school students: her father is not opposed to their love, but the other, a doctor of prestige, is not at all happy about it.

Leonida BarboniCinematography
Mario MonicelliDirector, Screenplay, Story
Otello ColangeliEditing
Guido GiambartolomeiProducer

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Fathers and Sons (Italian: Padri e figli... and also known as A Tailor's Maid) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. The film comically depicts the joys and sorrows in five Roman families over several months. At the 7th Berlin International Film Festival Monicelli won the Silver Bear for Best Director award.

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Plot

In Italy, in the 1950s, the lives of five families intersect. Vincenzo Corallo is a widowed tailor who has no control over his teenager daughter, Marcella, who skips school to go with her boyfriend, Sandro Bacci, to watch trials. Vincenzo's son, Carlo, is the master of the family who can't stand his sister's bad manners and wants to put her back on the right track.

At the Baccis, the father, Vittorio, has problems with his eldest son, Vezio.

In the same building, Guido and Giula Blasi are expecting their first child. Anxious, Guido contacts a nurse, Ines Santarelli, who offers him injections for his pregnant wife.

Ines Santarelli, married to a zookeeper, is the overworked mother of five children. She entrusts a sick son of theirs to her sister Rita, happy to welcome him, because she cannot have children with her husband Cesare.

Cast

Vittorio De Sica - Vincenzo Corallo

Lorella De Luca - Marcella Corallo

Riccardo Garrone - Carlo Corallo

Marcello Mastroianni - Cesare

Fiorella Mari - Rita

Franco Interlenghi - Guido Blasi

Antonella Lualdi - Giulia Blasi

Memmo Carotenuto - Amerigo Santarelli

Marisa Merlini - Ines Santarelli

Ruggero Marchi - Vittorio Bacci

Emma Baron - Mrs. Bacci

Gabriele Antonini - Sandro Bacci

Franco Di Trocchio - Alvaruccio

Raffaele Pisu - Vezio Bacci

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Fathers and Sons at IMDb

Father and Sons at Variety Distribution

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Trivia

It premiered on February 21, 1957, a Thursday.
It runs 1h39 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Padri e figli".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosRoyal Film
CountriesItaly
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Leonida Barboni Cinematography
Mario Monicelli Director
Otello Colangeli Editing
Guido Giambartolomei Producer
Alessandro Cicognini Original music
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Leonardo Benvenuti Screenplay
Luigi Emmanuele Screenplay
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What is Fathers and Sons about?

Fathers and Sons: The adventures of a young couple of high school students: her father is not opposed to their love, but the other, a doctor of prestige, is not at all happy about it.

Who directed Fathers and Sons?

Fathers and Sons was directed by Mario Monicelli in 1957.

Who stars in Fathers and Sons?

The cast of Fathers and Sons includes Vittorio De Sica, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonella Lualdi, Marisa Merlini and Franco Interlenghi.

How long is Fathers and Sons?

Fathers and Sons runs for 99 minutes, or 1h39.