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Mr. Aiello (1998)

Mr. Aiello poster
Original title
La déroute
Directed by
Paul Tana
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A successful Italian Canadian businessman in Montreal faces a crisis when his daughter decides to leave business school to become a photographer. His plans for her to take over the company fall apart and their relationship becomes strained.

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What happens

Mr. Aiello (French: La Déroute) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Paul Tana and released in 1998. The film stars Tony Nardi as Joe Aiello, a successful Italian Canadian businessman in Montreal whose life begins to unravel when his daughter (Michèle-Barbara Pelletier), whom he has long expected to take over the company, announces her plan to drop out of business school to become a photographer. Nardi received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 19th Genie Awards. She won the 1997 Prix Guy-L'Écuyer for her performance in Mr. Aiello. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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