The Family

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The Family

PG

1987

2h 10m

Drama

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An Italian (Vittorio Gassman) deals with the joys and sorrows that befall his family from 1906 to 1986.

Vincent Canby

New York Times

[The Family] has the manner of a film that was conceived as an idea: a family chronicle that unfolds entirely within a single set, thus to call attention to the blood ties that bind. The characters and events were thought up later.

Aug 30, 2004

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Ettore Scola's The Family, an album with a velvet cover, is meant to touch the extended family of man. But like somebody else's home movies, after a while it simply wears thin.

Jan 1, 2000

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El Pais Staff

El Pais (Spain)

La Famiglia is a vital work from a living icon, the Italian Ettore Scola. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 17, 2020

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Molly Haskell

Vogue

Though the subject matter here isn't particularly new or surprising, never has any filmmaker captured more eloquently the love and fury that coexist within every family.

Feb 27, 2020

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 1, 2005

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Carlo Cavagna

AboutFilm.com

An excellent intergenerational family drama that traces 80 years of Italian history through the life of one man, without leaving the walls of his Roman apartment.

Rated: A-

Sep 8, 2004

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Intense and intelligent comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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The art shown here is not for this timeless Italian epic about three generations, but the 1970's Bronson actioner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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The art shown here is not for this timeless Italian epic about three generations, but the 1970's Bronson actioner.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

-film discreto -superficiale, non appassionante -cast notevole ma poco sfruttato

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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An adorable easy little movie, that keeps it excitment high enough in one place during the whole film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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A slow starter, but strong towards the ending.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

An Italian (Vittorio Gassman) deals with the joys and sorrows that befall his family from 1906 to 1986.

Director: Ettore Scola
Producer: Franco Committeri
Screenwriter: Ruggero Maccari, Furio Scarpelli, Ettore Scola
Production Co: France 3 Cinéma, Les Films Ariane
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.6K
Runtime: 2h 10m