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Giovanna's Father

Giovanna's Father

2008•1h 44m•6.9/10
Drama

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6.9/10(120)

Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.

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Production

Duea Film, Medusa Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Michele Casali

Francesca Neri

Francesca Neri

Delia Casali

Ezio Greggio

Ezio Greggio

Sergio Ghia

Alba Rohrwacher

Alba Rohrwacher

Giovanna Casali

Serena Grandi

Serena Grandi

Lella Ghia

Manuela Morabito

Manuela Morabito

Elide Traxler

Gianfranco Jannuzzo

Gianfranco Jannuzzo

Preside Apolloni

Paolo Graziosi

Paolo Graziosi

Andrea Taxler

Valeria Bilello

Valeria Bilello

Marcella Traxler

Sandro Dori

Sandro Dori

Belletti

Rita Carlini

Rita Carlini

Lia

Antonio Pisu

Antonio Pisu

Cicci Dalmastri

Edoardo Romano

Edoardo Romano

Pradelli

Lorena Miller

Cassiera

Chiara Sani

Chiara Sani

Amabile

Dalia Zagni

Dalia Zagni

Proprietaria trattoria (as Dalia Lahav)

Gennaro Diana

Gennaro Diana

Poliziotto

Eleonora Vallone

Eleonora Vallone

Carcerata

Gaia Zoppi

Gaia Zoppi

Partoriente

Gisella Marengo

Gisella Marengo

Professoressa

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