The Family

The Family is a 1987 Italian film directed by Ettore Scola and starring Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Philippe Noiret, and Stefania Sandrelli. It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Synopsis The film depicts a bourgeois Italian family seen through the eyes of Carlo, an old retired professor who is the last patriarch of his family. The memoirs of Carlo characterize the entire film, from the time of the Belle Époque until the 1980s, through two world wars, the economic boom, love, friendship, and all the events which constitute human life. The film unfolds all around the apartment bought by the grandfather of Carlo. It shows the family, its dynastic succession, and its many traditions. Cast Vittorio Gassman as Carlo / Carlo's grandfather Stefania Sandrelli as Beatrice Andrea Occhipinti as young Carlo Fanny Ardant as Adrian Philippe Noiret as Jean Luc Carlo Dapporto as Giulio Massimo Dapporto as young Giulio Sergio Castellitto as Carletto Ricky Tognazzi as Paolino Ottavia Piccolo as Adelina Athina Cenci as Aunt Margherita Emanuele Lamaro as child Carlo Cecilia Dazzi as young Beatrice Jo Champa as young Adriana Joska Versari as child Giulio Alberto Gimignani as young Giulio Dagmar Lassander as Marika