The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
"Storia di ragazzi e di ragazze" (original title)

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who ... See full summary »

Director:

Pupi Avati

Writer:

Pupi Avati

Stars:

Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Davide Bechini, Felice Andreasi

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere	...	Silvia
Davide Bechini	...	Angelo
Felice Andreasi	...	Domenico
Massimo Bonetti	...	Baldo
Alessandro Haber	...	Giulio
Mattia Sbragia	...	Agusto
Enrica Maria Modugno	...	Linda
Anna Bonaiuto	...	Amelia
Claudio Botosso	...	Taddeo
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi	...	Valeria
Consuelo Ferrara	...	Dolores
Roberta Paladini	...	Loretta
Angiola Baggi	...	Maria
Lina Bernardi	...	Olimpia
Stefania Orsola Garello	...	Antonia

Storyline

At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who rents a cottage from them arrives with a young French woman; in Bologna, Angelo's mother frets that her son is marrying beneath him; his sisters are less critical. Early the next morning, the four of them go by train to the farmhouse, joined by Angelo's married, unpregnant sister. The day-long dinner is riotous, couples display affection and impatience, children chase angels. Angelo's family stays the night, and his sister Linda has a visitor. A silver elephant makes the perfect gift.

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Plot Keywords:

farmhouse | infidelity | angel | elephant | food | 

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Taglines:

A feast for lovers by Pupi Avati.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

15 September 1989 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Story of Boys & Girls

Box Office

Gross:

$741,221 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Duea Film, Unione Cinematografica Internazionale, Rai Uno Radiotelevisione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Pupi Avati wanted to make the film in black and white, and had a black and white version made from the color negative.

User Reviews

Beautiful film

This is the first foreign film that I saw and enjoyed. The country and story are beautiful, the people are... odd, and the direction is great. I would recommend this film to almost anyone.