The Mass Is Ended

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The Mass Is Ended
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Directed by Nanni Moretti
Written byNanni Moretti
Sandro Petraglia
Produced by Achille Manzotti
Starring Nanni Moretti
Cinematography Franco Di Giacomo
Edited byMirco Garrone
Music by Nicola Piovani
Release date
  • 15 November 1985 (1985-11-15)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Mass Is Ended (Italian : La messa è finita) is a 1985 Italian drama film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti.

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Plot

The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, some of them suicidally so. Father Giulio determines to leave again, but his parents convince him to perform the wedding ceremony for his friend Caesar and his fiancée. Don Giulio rushes through the ceremony and then away from Rome. Once away from the city, he immediately regains happiness.

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