Plot
In Genoa, Agata runs her bookstore and, without meaning to, causes light bulbs and appliances to burn out. At the same time that a younger man declares his attraction to her, her brother Gustav, a morose architect, a distant husband, and an indifferent father, discovers that he was adopted and has a half-brother in the Po Valley. To Agata's great pain, she sees her young man with another woman - plus, Gustav cuts himself off from her and from his wife and son. Agata goes to the Po Valley, meets Gustav's brother and the brother's wife, and tries to reconnect by letting life wash over her. Wisdom comes from traditional Chinese medicine and from good literature.
Written by
Doriana Leondeff, Francesco Piccolo, Silvio Soldini
Directed by
Silvio Soldini
Crew
Production Countries
Italy, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Production Companies
Mikado Film, Albachiara, Amka Films Productions, MiBAC, Lumière & Co., Televisione Svizzera Italiana (TSI), Mercury Film Productions, Eurimages
Languages
Italiano
Awards
12 nominations