The study of semantics has convinced Amedio that things only have relative validity, and that everything is changeable. So it seems, because while on an Italian holiday with his family, he conceives the idea that his aging wife should assume the role of his mother, and his daughter, who has an infant son, should assume the role of his wife and lover. His real mother, an elderly invalid, dies just as this conceit begins to take form, and, inexplicably, the women placidly go along with this odd notion for a time, but eventually return to their former roles.
Fabio Carpi
Director

Jean Rochefort
Amedeo

Marie-Christine Barrault
Elena

Lila Kedrova
Mother

Jacqueline Lustig
Gloria
Lidija Kozlovič
Diana

Patrizia De Clara
Malvina
Silvia Mocci
Bride

Valerio Andrei
Groom
Una figlia63%
Piccolo corpo69%
Nostalgia68%
La joven69%
La Riffa68%
La viaccia63%
Bella addormentata63%
The Truth About Emanuel59%
Paternal Leave64%
Lorelei59%
Le cose non dette67%
In the Family67%
Goodbye June65%
TalhotBlond63%
Brotherly Love70%
Il tetto73%
La messa è finita74%
Il macellaio60%
Most72%
Cinque secondi67%