This European existential drama utilizes complex symbols inspired by abstract psychological theories to explore the effects and reasons behind a young classical actor's decision to stop talking. No one knows why Massimo has vowed to stop talking. Other than speaking dialog from classical plays, Massimo refuses to say a single word. His father, a classic-literature professor believes it reflects to a disappointing love affair. His new girlfriend thinks Massimo is rebelling against his mother, a poet. A director learns of Massimo and commissions his mother to write a play about him. Though Massimo plays himself in the play, and does speak, he returns to silence when the play is finished.
Marco Bellocchio
Director
Thierry Blanc
Massimo
Simona Cavallari
La ragazzina
Nathalie Boutefeu
Anna
Roberto Herlitzka
Il padre
Henry Arnold
Carlo
Anita Laurenzi
La prima vecchia
Antonio Pennarella
Lo zingaro
Michael Seyfried
Ilregista
Aleka Paizi
La pastora (as Aleka Paisi)
Non ti muovere69%
Life in a Year82%
Not Easily Broken63%
Gabriel's Inferno83%
Gabriel's Inferno: Part III83%
La ragazza con la valigia70%
Wander Darkly60%
Tre ciotole71%
Maria's Lovers59%
Blind61%
Newness60%
Ashes in the Snow64%
The Man from Elysian Fields58%
The Magic of Ordinary Days73%
See You Soon59%
Nine Lives61%
Five Dances63%
Forever First Love70%
On the Edge66%
Gabriel's Redemption: Part I72%
