The Knot in the Necktie (1991)
The fourteen-year-old Carlino, a restless and rebellious boy, lives with his parents Cesare and Bianca and with his older sister Carolina, who is about to marry Pietro. His father, severe and cold with his son, is a vain and irreducible womanizer who loves only himself and his dog, while his mother is shy and frustrated. Having married Carolina, the only one affectionate towards him, Carlino takes revenge for the lack of love, causing a lot of trouble. His father, furious, then sends him to a severe boarding school, run by religious men, where the boy feels uncomfortable with his classmates and teachers, and especially with the prefect in charge of night surveillance, who punishes him continuously.
Director: Alessandro Di Robilant
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Patrick Bauchau as Cesare |
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Eleonora Danco as Caroline |
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Delia Boccardo as Bianca |
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Fabio Ferrari as Pietro |
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Paolo De Vita as Il sorvegliante notturno |
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Adriana Alben as |
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Lino Murolo as |
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Alessandra Sarno as |
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Guido Cerniglia as |
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Carla Cassola as |
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Stefano Abbati as Enrico Martini |
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Arianna Dell'Arti as |
| Writing | Alessandro Di Robilant | Writer |
| Writing | Umberto Marino | Writer |
| Production | Carlo Cucchi | Producer |
| Production | Silvia D'Amico Bendicò | Producer |
| Production | Marco Donati | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Moretti | Music |
| Camera | David Scott | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mirco Garrone | Editor |
| Art | Cosimo Gomez | Art Direction |
| Art | Tommaso Bordone | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolina Olcese | Costume Design |
| Sound | Glauco Puletti | Sound |
| Directing | Alessandro Di Robilant | Director |