Family Diary (1962)
- Original title
- Cronaca familiare
- Directed by
- Valerio Zurlini
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 54 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1945 Rome, a struggling artist mourns the recent death of his brother and remembers their difficult past together. The film traces their fractured relationship and the man's quiet reckoning with grief.
melancholicreflectivebittersweetintrospectiveslow-burnpoignantsombernostalgic
What happens
Family Diary (Italian: Cronaca familiare) is a 1962 Italian film directed by Valerio Zurlini and is based on the novel of the same name by Vasco Pratolini. Enrico, played by Marcello Mastroianni, is a struggling artist in 1945 Rome who recently lost his brother, Lorenzo (played by Jacques Perrin). Enrico recalls their tumultuous relationship and examines grief, existentialism, and the importance of familial ties. Family Diary is an adaptation of the 1947 semi-autobiographical novel by Vasco Pratolini, Cronaca familiare, or, in English, Two Brothers. The film was awarded with the Golden Lion at the 1962 Venice International Film Festival and it has been acclaimed as one of Zurlini's greatest achievements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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