The Story of Boys and Girls
1989 · Movie · 87 min. · Italy
At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, Angelo's mother frets that her son is marrying beneath him; his sisters are less critical. Early the next morning, the four of them go by train to the farmhouse, joined by Angelo's married, unpregnant sister. The day-long dinner is riotous, couples display affection and impatience, children chase angels. Angelo's family stays the night, and his sister Linda has a visitor. A silver elephant makes the perfect gift.
Direction Pupi Avati
Cast Lucrezia Lante della Rovere · Davide Bechini · Felice Andreasi · Massimo Bonetti · Alessandro Haber · Mattia Sbragia · Enrica Maria Modugno · Anna Bonaiuto · Claudio Botosso · Valeria Bruni Tedeschi · Consuelo Ferrara · Roberta Paladini · Angiola Baggi · Lina Bernardi · Stefania Orsola Garello · Claudia Pozzi · Massimo Sarchielli · Claudia Casaglia · Marcello Cesena · Monica Cervini · Susanna Marcomeni · Claudio Mazzenga · Ferdinando Orlandi · Ciro Scalera · Roberto Nobile
Soundtrack Riz Ortolani
Screenplay Pupi Avati
Cinematography Pasquale Rachini
Original title Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze
Also known as The Story of Boys & Girls
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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