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Quasi fratelli

A Donatello award winning short drama about the young Carlotta who stops off on her way to be married to see her ageing grandfather whom she hasn't seen for many years.

Top Cast

  • Renato Carpentieri

    Renato Carpentieri

    Andrea

  • Roberta Terregna

    Roberta Terregna

    Carlotta

  • Stefano Ruzzante

    Stefano Ruzzante

    Il medico

  • Claudio Matta

    Claudio Matta

    L'infermiere

  • Emilio Tovoli

    Emilio Tovoli

    Anziano con il giornale

  • Luigina Diligenti

    Luigina Diligenti

    Anziana nel corridoio

  • Giuseppe Mastagni

    Giuseppe Mastagni

    Andrea Morelli nella foto

  • Mario Castagna

    Mario Castagna

    Giocatore di carte #1

  • Aldo Picci

    Aldo Picci

    Giocatore di carte #2

Overview

A Donatello award winning short drama about the young Carlotta who stops off on her way to be married to see her ageing grandfather whom she hasn't seen for many years.

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6.0 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jan 17, 2025

    A young woman en route to her own wedding arrives at an elderly folks' care home where she seeks her estranged grandfather "Andrea" (Renato Carpentieri). There's no-one manning the reception desk so she does a bit of detective work then sets off in search of him. He is quite peaceably sitting on his balcony looking out over the sea, lost in this thoughts, when she walks into his room. She announces herself but he is clearly struggling to recall "Carlotta" (Roberta Terregna). Presently, they go down onto the terrace where they share a bottle of wine, a cigarette and what now ensues sees the pair engage in an intimate and lively conversation that starts off within the traditional boundaries but then becomes, thanks to the wine and an old photograph, a more honest look at just why she is there and at what both have to remember and regret. It's not quite as soapy as it might sound, indeed when "Andrea" goes for a swim in the sea the film rather comes alive reminding us that the onset of age needn't be all doom and gloom, if the attitude is right (and you have a towel handy) and at a turning point in her life, she needs explanations and reassuring too. There's quite an unexpected twist to the story at the end, too - for us.

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