Everybody's Fine (1990)
"Stanno tutti bene" (original title)

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat (responsible mainly for the writing of birth certificates), a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible... See full summary »

Director:

Giuseppe Tornatore

Writers:

Massimo De Rita, Tonino Guerra,

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Michèle Morgan, Valeria Cavalli

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Matteo Scuro
Michèle Morgan	...	Woman in train
Valeria Cavalli	...	Tosca
Marino Cenna	...	Canio
Norma Martelli	...	Norma
Roberto Nobile	...	Guglielmo
Salvatore Cascio	...	Alvaro enfant
Matteo Lo Piparo
Mariangela Randazzo
Gaia Restino
Paride Zappala
Leo Gullotta	...	Uomo armato sul tetto
Antonella Attili	...	Matteo's Mother
Nicola Di Pinto
Sylvie Fennec

Storyline

Matteo Scuro is a retired Sicilian bureaucrat (responsible mainly for the writing of birth certificates), a widower with five children, all of whom live on the mainland and hold responsible jobs. He decides to surprise each with a visit and finds none as he imagined. The film is a veritable travelogue across contemporary Italy, as Matteo journeys to Naples, Rome, Florence, Milan, and Turin to search for each of his children; he even spends one night on the streets among the homeless. Scuro returns to Sicily, visits his wife's grave, and reports with irony that "stanno tutti bene."

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Plot Keywords:

catwalk | undressing | changing room | female nudity | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some nudity

Details

Country:

Italy France USA

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

31 May 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everybody's Fine

Filming Locations:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Gross:

$1,745,470 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Erre Produzioni, Les Films Ariane, TF1 Films Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)

User Reviews

A Wonderfully Poignant journey

I like Robert De Niro as much as anyone, however the American version of Stanno Tutti Bene reduces the main role encapsulated with such finesse and effortlessness by Marcello Mastroianni that I must insist the original be viewed to compare...I recommend anyone with a genuine appreciation of Italian cinema to rent this movie. Sadly it remains unavailable in DVD. I am advised that it will soon be.

Stanno tutti Bene is without a doubt one of Mastroianni's finest performance,he captures both our eyes and our hearts as an endearing Italian patriarch. The story is simple spiced by moments of pure emotion and also humour. A sombre,sad,almost clown like humour is projected by Mastroianni's interpretation the evident disconnection with reality he is faced with really does tell us that at times "Ignorance is bliss"