The Mass Is Ended

The Mass Is Ended

The Mass Is Ended

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The Mass Is Ended

"His hopes shattered, now it is time for another place..."

1985

1h 34m

7.4(142 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, and some suicidal.

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32 members

Directing

Nanni Moretti

Don Giulio

Nanni Moretti

Acting

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Padre di Don Giulio

Ferruccio De Ceresa

Acting

Margarita Lozano

madre di Don Giulio

Margarita Lozano

Acting

Marco Messeri

Saverio

Marco Messeri

Acting

Vincenzo Salemme

Andrea

Vincenzo Salemme

Acting

Dario Cantarelli

Gianni

Dario Cantarelli

Acting

Roberto Vezzosi

Cesare

Roberto Vezzosi

Acting

Enrica Maria Modugno

Valentina

Enrica Maria Modugno

Acting

Giovanni Buttafava

l'avvocato

Giovanni Buttafava

Acting

Luisa De Santis

Lucia

Luisa De Santis

Acting

Pietro De Vico

frate

Pietro De Vico

Acting

Eugenio Masciari

Antonio

Eugenio Masciari

Acting

Anna Cesareni

Unknown Role

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Acting

Sandro De Santis

Unknown Role

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Acting

Mauro Fabretti

Simone

No Image

Acting

Antonella Fattori

Astrid

Antonella Fattori

Acting

Umberto Bellissimo

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Massimo Milazzo

Unknown Role

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Acting

Bianca Pesce

Silvia

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Acting

Oreste Rotundo

Unknown Role

Oreste Rotundo

Acting

Carlina Torta

Arianna

Carlina Torta

Acting

Mariella Valentini

Unknown Role

Mariella Valentini

Acting

Stefano Viali

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Manfredi Aliquò

Hooligan

Manfredi Aliquò

Camera

Francesco Di Giacomo

Federico

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Production

Inigo Lezzi

Idraulico

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Directing

Daniele Luchetti

uomo che ride

Daniele Luchetti

Acting

Luigi Moretti

Giudice

Luigi Moretti

Acting

Luisanna Pandolfi

la madre

Luisanna Pandolfi

Acting

Maurizio Parretti

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Mario Monaci Toschi

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Osvaldo Peccioli

Judge (uncredited)

Osvaldo Peccioli

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