The House of Smiles (1991)

Original title

La casa del sorriso

Directed by

Marco Ferreri

Genre

drama film, melodrama

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old man and an old woman living in a care home develop a late-in-life romance. Their connection brings them closeness and happiness, but the circumstances of the home threaten it.

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What happens

The House of Smiles (Italian: La casa del sorriso) is a 1991 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. It depicts a romance between an old man and an old woman inside a care home. The film won the Golden Bear at the 41st Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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