Palombella rossa (1989)

7.2/10 89 min 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.

Cast

Nanni Moretti

Michele Apicella

Silvio Orlando

Mario

Asia Argento

Valentina Apicella

Mariella Valentini

Giornalista

Alfonso Santagata

Ossessivo

Claudio Morganti

Ossessivo

Eugenio Masciari

Arbitro

Mario Patanè

Simone

Antonio Petrocelli

Fascista

Remo Remotti

Santone di Mario

Fabio Traversa

Amico di Michele

Giovanni Buttafava

Santone dell'arbitro

Luisanna Pandolfi

Madre di Michele

Imre Budavári

Self

Mauro Maugeri

Allenatore dell'Acireale

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