The Mass Is Ended
The Mass Is Ended (Italian: La messa è finita) is a 1985 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti.
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| Directed by | Nanni Moretti |
| Written by | Nanni Moretti Sandro Petraglia |
| Produced by | Achille Manzotti |
| Starring | Nanni Moretti |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Mirco Garrone |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | $4,001 |
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.
Cast
- Nanni Moretti as Don Giulio
- Marco Messeri as Saverio
- Ferruccio De Ceresa as Giulio's father
- Enrica Maria Modugno as Valentina, Giulio's sister
- Eugenio Masciari as Eugenio
- Luisa De Santis as Luisa De Santis, Eugenio's wife
- Margarita Lozano as Giulio's mother
- Roberto Vezzosi as Cesare
- Vincenzo Salemme as Andrea
- Dario Cantarelli as Gianni
- Mauro Fabretti as Simone
- Giovanni Buttafava as a lawyer
Accolades
References
- "Berlinale: 1986 Prize Winners". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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