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Giovanna's Father (Italian: Il papà di Giovanna) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati.
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Directed by | Pupi Avati |
Written by | Pupi Avati Antonio Avati |
Starring | Silvio Orlando Francesca Neri Alba Rohrwacher |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
editIn Bologna in the late 1930s, Michele Casali (Silvio Orlando) teaches design at the same institute where his daughter Giovanna (Alba Rohrwacher) studies. Michele is a loving father, but overprotective. He does not recognize the mental health problems of his daughter and cannot save her when she is committed to a mental institution after killing her best friend.
Cast
edit- Silvio Orlando: Michele Casali
- Francesca Neri: Delia Casali
- Alba Rohrwacher: Giovanna Casali
- Ezio Greggio: Sergio Ghia
- Serena Grandi: Lella Ghia
- Manuela Morabito: Elide Traxler
- Gianfranco Jannuzzo: Preside Apolloni
- Paolo Graziosi: Andrea Taxler
- Valeria Bilello: Marcella Taxler
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