To Forget Venice (1979)
"Dimenticare Venezia" (original title)

Director:

Franco Brusati

Writers:

Franco Brusati (story), Jaja Fiastri

Stars:

Mariangela Melato, Eleonora Giorgi, Erland Josephson

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mariangela Melato	...	Anna
Eleonora Giorgi	...	Claudia
Erland Josephson	...	Nicky
Nerina Montagnani	...	Caterina
David Pontremoli	...	Picchio
Armando Brancia	...	Owner of restaurant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siria Betti	...	Rossino's wife
Peter Boom	...	Caterina's grandson
Anne Caudry
Alessandro Doria
Daniela Guzzi
Fred Personne	...	Rossino
Hella Petri	...	Marta
Paolo Roversi

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

suicidal | singer | wedding | loss of mother | costume | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

14 April 1979 (Italy)

Also Known As:

To Forget Venice

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rizzoli Film, Action Films, Gaumont

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Truly Madly Deeply (1990)

User Reviews

A film about loss and memory in the Italian countryside.

A brother, Earland Josephson, returns to his family home to visit his sister in the Italian countryside. He brings with him his young male lover. In the house with the sister are two women, one of whom, Mariangela Melato, takes care of the farm. The two women are friends and lovers since childhood and one senses that Melato's relationship is shadowed by the relationship she had with her mother shown through wonderful flashbacks. The brother also has wonderful memories of his and his sister's childhood in that same house with their father who was a magician. Following a night out at a lovely restaurant in the woods, other memories of the past are aroused in the Brother. The next day they all plan to drive to Venice where his sister sang opera in her youth for a holiday. Fate intervenes.