The Head of the Family (1967 film)

The Head of the Family
Spanish poster
Directed by	Nanni Loy
Written by	Nanni Loy Giorgio Arlorio Ruggero Maccari
Produced by	Turi Vasile
Starring	Nino Manfredi Leslie Caron Ugo Tognazzi
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli Bruno Nicolai (music director)
Production companies	M.N. Produzioni Cinematografiche, C.F.C. Marianne Productions Ultra Film
Distributed by	Allied Artists (US)
Release date	29 September 1967 (1967-09-29)
Running time	110 minutes
Language	Italian

Il padre di famiglia (internationally released as The Head of the Family) is a 1967 Italian-French comedy film directed by Nanni Loy. For his performance in this film and in Italian Secret Service , Nino Manfredi was awarded with a Golden Plate at the 1968 David di Donatello Awards. ^{[1] [2]}

Veteran actor Totò was originally cast as Romeo, the anarchist, but died two days after filming his first scene; he was replaced by Ugo Tognazzi. ^[3] Later Tognazzi was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor.

Plot

The story centres on Marco and Paola, both architects, who meet after World War II and get married. Though deeply in love they come from different backgrounds, and do not share the same outlook on life. After the wedding, she gives up her work to instead dedicate herself to raising their growing family; however, the children's schooling with the Montessori method causes friction. Marco continues his work as an architect, but feels increasingly distant from his wife, causing him to indulge in affairs with other women. Amid these challenges, the film poses the question of who is really the head of the family.

Cast

• Nino Manfredi as Marco
• Leslie Caron as Paola
• Ugo Tognazzi as Romeo
• Claudine Auger as Adriana
• Mario Carotenuto as Paola's father
• Sergio Tofano as Amedeo, Marco's father
• Evi Maltagliati as Luisa, Marco's mother
• Elsa Vazzoler as Carla, Paola's mother
• Gino Pernice as Marco's colleague
• Raoul Grassilli as Neurologist
• Giampiero Albertini as Natalino
• Antonella Della Porta as Bonaria
• Marisa Solinas as Angela
• Paolo Bonacelli as Surveyor
• Luca Sportelli as Marco's colleague
• Rina Franchetti

References

1. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   88-7742-221-1.
2. Lino Miccichè, Scuola nazionale di cinema. Storia del cinema italiano. Bianco e Nero, 2002.
3. Ennio Bìspuri. Vita di Totò. Gremese Editore, 2000.

External links

• The Head of the Family at IMDb