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

Remade as Everybody's Fine (2009)

User Reviews

make time for this film!

This really is a wonderful film. Though at times it is hard to watch. All this kind man wants is to know that his children are happy and doing okay in their adult lives. One must pay close attention to each scene because in each of these scenes, one can find some sort of message that links the whole movie together. The most important scenes to look out for are the dream sequences and the flashbacks.