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Caro diario

Caro diario

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1993
1h 41m
7.3(512 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Nanni Moretti recounts in his diary three slice-of-life stories marked by a dry, ironic gaze: in the first, he rides his Vespa through a deserted, sun-drenched summertime Rome; in the second, he visits a reclusive writer friend on an island, who ropes him into an impromptu journey between islets in search of quiet; and in the last, he finds himself grappling with an unknown illness.

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Sacher Film
La Sept Cinéma
Le Studio Canal+
RAI

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

34 members
Directing

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti
Acting

Renato Carpentieri

Gerardo

Renato Carpentieri
Acting

Antonio Neiwiller

Sindaco di Stromboli

Antonio Neiwiller
Acting

Claudia Della Seta

Seconda coppia #1

Claudia Della Seta
Acting

Lorenzo Alessandri

Seconda coppia #2

Lorenzo Alessandri
Acting

Raffaella Lebboroni

Prima coppia #1

Raffaella Lebboroni
Acting

Marco Paolini

Prima coppia #2

Marco Paolini
Acting

Moni Ovadia

Lucio

Moni Ovadia
Acting

Riccardo Zinna

Abitante di Alicudi

Riccardo Zinna
Acting

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals
Directing

Alexandre Rockwell

Alexandre Rockwell

Alexandre Rockwell
Production

Conchita Airoldi

Abitante di Panarea

Conchita Airoldi
Acting

Cristina Aubry

Unknown Role

Cristina Aubry
Directing

Giulio Base

Automobilista

Giulio Base
Acting

Giovanna Bozzolo

Attrice nel film italiano

Giovanna Bozzolo
Acting

Sebastiano Nardone

Attore nel film italiano

Sebastiano Nardone
Acting

Roberto Nobile

Dermatologo #3

Roberto Nobile
Acting

Antonio Petrocelli

Attore nel film italiano

Antonio Petrocelli
Acting

Oreste Rotundo

Radiologo

Oreste Rotundo
Production

Donatella Botti

Unknown Role

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Writing

Umberto Contarello

Assistente medici cinesi

Umberto Contarello
Acting

Gianni Ferraretto

Allergologo

No Image
Acting

Pino Gentile

Principe sostituto

No Image
Acting

Emanuele Gerratana

Abitante di Panarea

No Image
Acting

Sergio Lambiase

Dermatologo #2

No Image
Acting

Franco Lucarelli

Tecnico radiologo

No Image
Acting

Valerio Magrelli

Dermatologo #1

No Image
Directing

Carlo Mazzacurati

Critico cinematografico

Carlo Mazzacurati
Acting

Yu Ming Lun

Medico cinese

No Image
Acting

Serena Nono

Riflessologa

No Image
Acting

Mario Schiano

Principe dei dermatologi

No Image
Directing

Italo Spinelli

Uomo al muretto di Spinaceto

No Image
Acting

Tou Yui Chang Pio

Medico cinese

No Image
Acting

Silvia Nono

Silvia Nono (uncredited)

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