Giovanna's Father
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{{Infobox film
| name = Giovanna's Father
| image = Giovannas father poster.jpg
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| director = Pupi Avati
| producer =
| writer = Pupi Avati
Antonio Avati
| starring = Silvio Orlando
Francesca Neri
Alba Rohrwacher
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Medusa Film
| released = {{Film date|2008|08|31|Venice Film Festival}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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Giovanna's Father ({{langx|it|Il papà di Giovanna}}) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati.
Plot
In Bologna in the late 1930s, Michele Casali (Silvio Orlando) teaches design at the same institute where his daughter Giovanna (Alba Rohrwacher) studies. Michele is a loving father, but overprotective. He does not recognize the mental health problems of his daughter and cannot save her when she is committed to a mental institution after killing her best friend.
Cast
- Silvio Orlando: Michele Casali
- Francesca Neri: Delia Casali
- Alba Rohrwacher: Giovanna Casali
- Ezio Greggio: Sergio Ghia
- Serena Grandi: Lella Ghia
- Manuela Morabito: Elide Traxler
- Gianfranco Jannuzzo: Preside Apolloni
- Paolo Graziosi: Andrea Taxler
- Valeria Bilello: Marcella Taxler
External links
- {{IMDb title|1249306}}
{{Pupi Avati}}
Category:2000s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Pupi Avati
Category:Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Category:Italian-language drama films
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