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Aprile

    Comedy
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Mar 27, 1998
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Nanni Moretti takes another look at the ebbs and flows of life in April 1996, as he becomes a father for the first time and seems unable to focus on his documentary about the upcoming national elections.

Details

  • Directors
  • Vote Average
    7.4
  • Vote Count
    221
  • Popularity
    9
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    IT

Cast

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Nanni Moretti
Self
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Silvio Orlando
Self
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Silvia Nono
Self
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Pietro Moretti
Self
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Agata Apicella Moretti
Self
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Nuria Schoenberg
Self
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Silvia Bonucci
Self
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Quentin de Fouchécour
Self
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Renato De Maria
Self
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Daniele Luchetti
Self
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Nicola Piepoli
Self
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Corrado Stajano
Self
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Angelo Barbagallo
Self (uncredited)
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Andrea Molaioli
Self (uncredited)
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Alessandro Pesci
Self (uncredited)
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Alessandro Angelini
Self (uncredited)

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Reviews

(1)
CinemaSerf
70%
I did think it a little unkind that Silvio Berlusconi didn't get a credit here. He features enough - on television or by reputation! It's against the backdrop of the 1996 Italian elections that Nanni Moretti attempts to focus on two significant events in his life. Marginally more important is the birth of his first child, but that's only slightly ahead of his planned documentary about the aforementioned elections. Now this documentary wasn't his first choice. He was initially intent on making a musical, or some sort of revue, but now set on his new course he suffers from a director's block. The crew are poised but his brain is stalled. He's completely perplexed as he must juggle his priorities. He's man of the political left so his documentary planning is also fuelling his disdain for the future of politics in his country... Bluntly, he's between a rock and a very hard place. It's quirky and comical this film whilst taking a few free swipes at people generally out of their depth whether that be about fatherhood, politics or filmmaking. The last five minutes are maybe just a little predictably surreal and Moretti does rather monopolise the screen, but the jolly score and entertaining dialogue make for an enjoyable, if admittedly forgettable, eighty minutes of frustrated mayhem.