Comedy

Aprile

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.

Release Date : 1998-03-27

Language :EnglishItalianFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sacher FilmBac FilmsRAICanal+ARTEZDF

Production Country : FranceItaly

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Cast

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Nanni Moretti

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Silvio Orlando

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Silvia Nono

Gender : Female

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Original Name : Pietro Moretti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Agata Apicella Moretti

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Nuria Schoenberg

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Silvia Bonucci

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Quentin de Fouchécour

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Renato De Maria

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Daniele Luchetti

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Nicola Piepoli

Gender : Male

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Original Name : Corrado Stajano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelo Barbagallo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrea Molaioli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Alessandro Pesci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (uncredited)

Original Name : Alessandro Angelini

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-31

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.