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Dear Father (1979)
Directed by Dino Risi
Overview
In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi’s favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the ‘70s were dubbed “The Years of Lead” due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).
Length 101 minutes
Actors
Vittorio Gassman | Aurore Clément | Andrée Lachapelle | Stefano Madia | Julien Guiomar | Joanne Côté | Piero Del Papa | Pietro Tordi | Clara Colosimo | Andrew Lord Miller | Sergio Ciulli | Bruno Rosa | Pino Ferrara | Mila Stanic | Ileana Fraia | Antonio Maimone | Rossana Canghiari | Frank Nuyen | Augusta Di Vincenzi