Family Portrait (1962) Cronaca familiare (original title)

Director:

Valerio Zurlini

Writers:

Mario Missiroli
Vasco Pratolini (novel)
(more)

Release Date:

29 March 1963 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Years from now this is the film you will remember Mastroianni for.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni	...	Enrico
Jacques Perrin	...	Lorenzo
Sylvie	...	Grandmother
Salvo Randone	...	Salocchi
Valeria Ciangottini	...	Enzina
Serena Vergano	...	Hospital Nun
Marco Guglielmi
Franca Pasut
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Miranda Campa
Nino Fuscagni
Marcella Valeri

Directed by
Valerio Zurlini

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mario Missiroli
Vasco Pratolini		novel
Vasco Pratolini		screenplay
Valerio Zurlini

Produced by
Goffredo Lombardo	....	producer

Original Music by
Goffredo Petrassi

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno

Film Editing by
Mario Serandrei

Art Direction by
Flavio Mogherini

Costume Design by
Gaia Romanini

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Piero Schivazappa	....	assistant director

Music Department
Franco Ferrara	....	conductor

Production Companies

• Titanus - Metro

Distributors

• Titanus Distribuzione (1962) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1963) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

"Cronaca familiare" - Italy (original title)
"Family Diary" - USA (original subtitled version)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | West Germany:16 (w) | Brazil:12 | Australia:PG

Company:

Titanus - Metro

butchered version???

I watched this on TCM and there was something wrong. when Enrico thinks about his brother in voice over, (as if he is writing an autobiography,) instead of Marcello's voice, some idiot dubbed in a ridiculous American actor's voice. firstly, the dubbed voice is all wrong in tone...it's as if the actor were from Car54 or Dragnet, and secondly, the voice reads the lines in the third person, often with bad translation!!!

So you have Enrico remembering his brother, and relating his recollections to the audience in the first person, but you have a voice over going "Enrico says", and "Enrico thinks",...it's a travesty.

This film is somewhat too sentimental, and slightly overwrought, but it has touching and truthful scenes as well. too bad that just when you become involved, some American butchery intrudes. 6/10.