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1989
1h 29m
7.2(281 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Michele is an MP for the Italian Communist Party who loses his memory in a car crash, though hardly anyone around him seems to notice. During a crucial water polo match on the eve of election day, he gradually begins to remember his past life, revealing a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors that of Italian communism itself.

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Sacher Film
RAI

Cast & Crew

38 members
Directing

Nanni Moretti

Michele Apicella

Nanni Moretti
Acting

Silvio Orlando

Mario

Silvio Orlando
Acting

Asia Argento

Valentina Apicella

Asia Argento
Acting

Mariella Valentini

Giornalista

Mariella Valentini
Acting

Alfonso Santagata

Ossessivo

Alfonso Santagata
Acting

Claudio Morganti

Ossessivo

Claudio Morganti
Acting

Eugenio Masciari

Arbitro

Eugenio Masciari
Acting

Mario Patanè

Simone

Mario Patanè
Acting

Antonio Petrocelli

Fascista

Antonio Petrocelli
Acting

Remo Remotti

Santone di Mario

Remo Remotti
Acting

Fabio Traversa

Amico di Michele

Fabio Traversa
Acting

Giovanni Buttafava

Santone dell'arbitro

Giovanni Buttafava
Acting

Gabriele Ceracchini

Michele bambino

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Acting

Luisanna Pandolfi

Madre di Michele

Luisanna Pandolfi
Acting

Imre Budavári

Imre Budavári

Imre Budavári
Acting

Mauro Maugeri

Allenatore dell'Acireale

Mauro Maugeri
Acting

Mario Monaci Toschi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Gianluca Cocchini

Unknown Role

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Acting

Maurizio Failla

Unknown Role

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Acting

Andrea Frascolla

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Stefano Frosi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Paolo Lupidi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Andrea Massucci

Unknown Role

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Acting

Pierluca Nanni

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Stefano Napolitano

Unknown Role

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Acting

Marco Palermi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Alessandro Rossi

Unknown Role

Alessandro Rossi
Acting

Gennaro Sapio

Unknown Role

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Acting

Giuseppe Torrisi

Unknown Role

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Acting

Telemaco Marcoccio

Unknown Role

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Acting

Marco Messeri

Padre di Michele

Marco Messeri
Acting

Luca Codignola

Unknown Role

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Directing

Daniele Luchetti

Assistente di Michele in TV

Daniele Luchetti
Directing

Carlo Mazzacurati

Uomo piscina

Carlo Mazzacurati
Directing

Raúl Ruiz

Santone di Simone

Raúl Ruiz
Acting

Mario Schiano

Intervistatore di Michele in TV

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Acting

Mario Scotti Galletta

Portiere dell'Acireale

Mario Scotti Galletta
Acting

Luigi Moretti

Sindacalista (uncredited)

Luigi Moretti

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