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Parenti serpenti

1992 Italian film

26 March 1992 (1992-03-26)

Running time

105 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

Parenti serpenti (also known as Dearest Relatives, Poisonous Relations) is a 1992 Italian black comedy film written and directed by Mario Monicelli.^[1]^[2]^[3] It won the Italian film critics Silver Ribbon for Best Costumes.^[4] Writer Carmine Amoroso, who conceived of the story for the film, later adapted the film into a stage play that ran in Italy and Spain.^[5]

Plot

An old couple invite all their children and grandchildren to their home in Sulmona, in Abruzzo, to celebrate the Christmas holidays. After a day spent at church and playing bingo at home, the grandmother asks her two daughters and two sons to decide amongst themselves which of them will take her and her husband to live with them, now that they are getting old. Their children are initially pleased to hear that their parents want to see more of them, but no one wants to take on the responsibility of having them move into their home.

Cast

Marina Confalone as Lina
Alessandro Haber as Alfredo
Tommaso Bianco as Michele
Cinzia Leone as Gina
Eugenio Masciari as Alessandro
Renato Cecchetto as Filippo
Pia Velsi as Grandmother Trieste
Paolo Panelli as Grandfather Saverio
Monica Scattini as Milena
Nicoletta Orsomando

References

^ De Franceschi, Leonardo (2001). Lo sguardo eclettico: il cinema di Mario Monicelli. Marsilio. ISBN 8831777637.
^ Delvino, Ivana (2008). I film di Mario Monicelli. Gremese Editore, 2008. ISBN 978-8884404770.
^ Chiti, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico; Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore. ISBN 8884401372.
^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
^ "Carmine Amoroso". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 9 July 2023.