Dear Diary
Dear Diary

Dear Diary

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1993
1h 41m
7.3(500 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.

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Sacher Film
La Sept Cinéma
Le Studio Canal+

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Cast & Crew

31 members
Directing

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti
Acting

Renato Carpentieri

Gerardo

Renato Carpentieri
Acting

Antonio Neiwiller

Mayor of Stromboli

Antonio Neiwiller
Acting

Claudia Della Seta

Second couple #1

Claudia Della Seta
Acting

Lorenzo Alessandri

Second couple #2

Lorenzo Alessandri
Acting

Raffaella Lebboroni

First couple #1

Raffaella Lebboroni
Acting

Marco Paolini

First couple #2

Marco Paolini
Acting

Moni Ovadia

Lucio

Moni Ovadia
Acting

Riccardo Zinna

Resident of Alicudi

Riccardo Zinna
Acting

Jennifer Beals

Self

Jennifer Beals
Writing

Alexandre Rockwell

Self

Alexandre Rockwell
Production

Conchita Airoldi

Resident of Panarea

Conchita Airoldi
Directing

Giulio Base

Car driver

Giulio Base
Acting

Giovanna Bozzolo

Actor in the Italian film

Giovanna Bozzolo
Acting

Sebastiano Nardone

Actor in the Italian film

Sebastiano Nardone
Acting

Roberto Nobile

Last dermatologist

Roberto Nobile
Acting

Antonio Petrocelli

Actor in the Italian film

Antonio Petrocelli
Acting

Cristina Aubry

Unknown Role

Cristina Aubry
Production

Donatella Botti

Unknown Role

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Writing

Umberto Contarello

Chinese doctors' assistant

Umberto Contarello
Acting

Gianni Ferraretto

Allergist

No Image
Acting

Pino Gentile

Prince of the dermatologists' stand-in

No Image
Acting

Sergio Lambiase

Second dermatologist

No Image
Acting

Valerio Magrelli

First dermatologist

No Image
Directing

Carlo Mazzacurati

Film critic

Carlo Mazzacurati
Acting

Yu Ming Lun

Chinese doctor

No Image
Acting

Serena Nono

Reflexologist

No Image
Acting

Oreste Rotundo

Radiologist

Oreste Rotundo
Acting

Mario Schiano

Prince of dermatologists

No Image
Directing

Italo Spinelli

Man on the wall in Spinaceto

No Image
Acting

Silvia Nono

Self (uncredited)

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