La messa è finita

by Nanni Moretti, Italy, 1985
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The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, and some suicidal. Father Giulio determines to leave again, but his stopped parents convince him to perform the wedding ceremony for his friend Caesar and his fiancee. Don Giulio rushes through the ceremony and then away from Rome. Once away from the city, he immediately regains happiness.

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Original Title
La messa è finita
Title
La messa è finita
Directed by
Nanni Moretti
Country
Italy
Year
1985
Screenplay
Nanni Moretti, Sandro Petraglia
Film Editing
Mirco Garrone
Soundtrack
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Franco Di Giacomo
Sound
Alessandro Peticca
Costumes
Lia Francesca Morandini
Production Design
Giorgio Bertolini, Amedeo Fago, Livia Del Priore
Production
Achille Manzotti
Formats
DCP
Runtime
94 min.
Language
Italienisch/d + f
Cast
Nanni Moretti (Don Giulio), Ferruccio De Ceresa (Don Giulios Vater/le père), Marco Messeri (Saverio), Enrica Maria Modugno (Valentina), Dario Cantarelli (Gianni)

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