The Peaceful Air of the West

The Peaceful Air of the West

1990•1h 50m•4.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.4/10(8)

Set in Milan in the summer of 1989 against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the film follows four frustrated individuals whose lives intertwine because of the loss of a planner.

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Production

SRG SSR, PIC Films, Mikado Film, Monogatari, RSI

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Cesare

Antonella Fattori

Antonella Fattori

Irene

Ivano Marescotti

Ivano Marescotti

Tobia

Patrizia Piccinini

Patrizia Piccinini

Veronica

Silli Togni

Clara

Roberto Accornero

Roberto Accornero

Mario

Olga Durano

Rosa

Cesare Bocci

Cesare Bocci

Cesare's friend

Riccardo Magherini

Riccardo Magherini

Tobia's coworker

Bruno Stori

Young suicide victim

Patrizia Punzo

Patrizia Punzo

Cosmos director

Barbara Valmorin

Barbara Valmorin

Translator

Nicola Alcozer

Professor

Maurizio Schmidt

Stranger at the disco

Luisa Passega

Hotel janitor

Carla Chiarelli

Carla Chiarelli

Nurse

Lucia Lo Russo

Lucia Lo Russo

Cleaning lady

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