The Circumstance (1974)
Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.
Director: Ermanno Olmi
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Ada Savelli as Laura, the Mother |
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Gaetano Porro as The Father |
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Raffaella Bianchi as Silvia |
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Mario Sireci as Tommaso |
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Massimo Tabak as Beppe, the Eldest Son |
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Barbara Pezzuto as Anna, Beppe's Wife |
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Giorgio Roncaglia as The Blind Boy |
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Enrico Bertoni as |
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Rodolfo Bignami as |
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Roberto Birago as |
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Aleardo Coatti as |
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Renato Franco as |
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Manlio Giuffrida as |
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Sergio Giuffrida as |
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Cesare Giussani as |
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Antonio Maimone as |
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Massimo Mirani as |
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Mario Monteverdi as |
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Simonetta Marini as |
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Barbara Seidel as Party Guest |
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Flavio Tornaghi as |
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Gino Viziano as |
| Production | Ermanno Olmi | Producer |
| Directing | Ermanno Olmi | Director |
| Writing | Ermanno Olmi | Writer |
| Production | Domenico Di Parigi | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Adolfo Cerea | Gaffer |
| Camera | Mario Zannini | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Vince Tempera | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Giovanni Tanziani | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Giovanni Pegoraro | Sound |
| Camera | Carlo De Gregori | Key Grip |
| Directing | Paola Giavini | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Tiziana Torricelli | Production Secretary |
| Production | Alessandro Calosci | Production Manager |
| Editing | Ermanno Olmi | Editor |
| Camera | Elvidio Buratini | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ettore Lombardi | Production Design |