Another generational film that has always existed, exists, and will continue to exist is What Time Is It? Ettore Scola, 1989.
Successful Roman lawyer Pietro (Marcello Mastroianni), decided to finally break away from business, comes to Civittavecchia, where his son Michele (Massimo Troisi) is serving. From the first words, it becomes
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Another generational film that has always existed, exists, and will continue to exist is What Time Is It? Ettore Scola, 1989. Successful Roman lawyer Pietro (Marcello Mastroianni), decided to finally break away from business, comes to Civittavecchia, where his son Michele (Massimo Troisi) is serving. From the first words, it becomes clear that father and son can not be called close people, they with some effort grope for topics for conversation, trusting and frank conversations - this is clearly not what they were inherent in their relationship. The father tries to make his son happy with the news that he bought an apartment and a car for him in Rome, but his son seems neither hot nor cold. A little manages to cause positive emotions in him with just one gift - Pietro gives Michele an old pocket watch of his grandfather. So they hang out in this city, going to drink coffee, eat, and then to the shoe store, where dad buys himself and his son the same chic shoes until they go to the cinema. The father, tired of at least, falls asleep, and waking up and going to look for his son, finds him leading an animated and relaxed conversation with someone on the phone, the son is cheerful, he laughs. He is even more surprised to have his son introduce him to his girlfriend, as well as in a coastal bar where he feels at home. In the end, he expresses his displeasure to his son and they part, dissatisfied with each other. However, in the end, the son still comes to his father and again the thread stretches through the clock. The film is again purely conversational, both actors play their characters perfectly. Good music Trovaioli, unobtrusively accompanying the action.
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