La Luna (1979)
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Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial drama explores the troubled life of a young man and his troubling relationship with his parents. Joe (Matthew Barry) is the son of famous opera singer Caterina Silveri (Jill Clayburgh); while Joe believes that Caterina's husband Douglas Winter (Fred… More Bernardo Bertolucci's controversial drama explores the troubled life of a young man and his troubling relationship with his parents. Joe (Matthew Barry) is the son of famous opera singer Caterina Silveri (Jill Clayburgh); while Joe believes that Caterina's husband Douglas Winter (Fred Gwynne) is his biological father, the truth is that he was sired by Caterina's former lover, who is now living in Italy and working as a schoolteacher. Joe is moody and rebellious and needs a strong father figure to guide him and keep him in line. But Douglas is ineffectual and emotionally weak, and when Joe witnesses Douglas committing suicide, it sends the young man over the edge. In hopes of boosting her singing career, which has fallen into a rut, Caterina decides to move to Italy, with Joe in tow; Joe falls in with a dangerous crowd and becomes addicted to heroin, while Caterina, hoping to lure her son back to a safer and more healthy lifestyle, tries to become closer to him, which leads to a flirtation with incest. Jill Clayburgh's performance earned her a 1980 Golden Globe nomination. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bernardo Bertolucci
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 30, 1979 Wide
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Cast
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Jill Clayburgh
as Caterina Silveri
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Matthew Barry
as Joe
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Renato Salvatori
as Communist
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Tomas Milian
as Giuseppe
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Fred Gwynne
as Douglas Winter
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Veronica Lazar
as Marina
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Stephane Barat
as Mustafa
- Laura Betti
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Ronaldo Bonacchi
as Director of Caracalla opera
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Elisabetta Campeti
as Arianna
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Franco Citti
as Mario
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Shara di Nepi
as Concetta Caterina's Maid
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Peter Eyre
as Edward
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Francesco Mei
as Barman
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Enzo Siciliano
as Orchestra conductor in Rome
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Iole Silvani
as Wardrobe mistress
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Alida Valli
as Giuseppe's mother
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Roberto Benigni
as Upholsterer
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Carlo Verdone
as Director of Caracalla Opera
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Mimmo Poli
as Furniture remover
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Liana DelBalzo
as Maestro's sister
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Massimiliano Filoni
as Piano Mover
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Rodolfo Lodi
as Maestro Giancarlo Calo
