Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

"A tangled web of bizarre mystery"

Jun 23 1977 R 2h 1m
Drama, Romance

A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.

Plot

A retired American professor lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome when he is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her companions (her lover, her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend) and forced to rent them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point his tenants' machinations turn his quiet routine into chaos and everybody's lives take unexpected but inevitable turns.

Written by

Enrico Medioli, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Luchino Visconti

Directed by

Luchino Visconti

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Gaumont International, Rusconi Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

13 wins & 4 nominations total

Trailers
Conversation Piece (1974) | Official Italian Trailer
Conversation Piece (1974) Original Trailer [FHD]
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Average Rating
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