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Giovanna's Father

Giovanna's Father

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Giovanna's Father

2008

1h 44m

6.8(124 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Medusa Film

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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Pupi Avati
Written by: Pupi Avati
Produced by: Antonio Avati

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