Padre Padrone (1977)

The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent ... See full summary »

Directors:

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Writers:

Gavino Ledda (book), Paolo Taviani

Stars:

Omero Antonutti, Saverio Marconi, Marcella Michelangeli

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 9 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Omero Antonutti	...	Father
Saverio Marconi	...	Gavino
Marcella Michelangeli	...	Mother
Fabrizio Forte	...	Young Gavino
Marino Cenna	...	Young shepherd
Stanko Molnar	...	Sebastiano
Nanni Moretti	...	Cesare
Pierluigi Alvau
Giuseppino Angioni
Fabio Angioni
Giuseppe Brandino
Mario Cheri
Giuseppe Chessa Perle
Domenico Deriu
Marina D'Onofrio

Storyline

The true story of the life of Gavino Ledda, the son of a Sardinian shepherd, and how he managed to escape his harsh, almost barbaric existence by slowly educating himself, despite violent opposition from his brutal father.

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Plot Keywords:

shepherd | father son relationship | sardinia | masturbation | abused child | 

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Taglines:

...my father, my Master

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Sardinian German Latin

Release Date:

2 September 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Padre Padrone

Filming Locations:

Sardinia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rai 2, Cinema S.r.l

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The actual author of the autobiographical book the movie is based on, Gavino Ledda, appears at the beginning and the end of the movie and talks to the audience. Ironically, he gives a stick to the actor playing the father: a symbol of the violence the father exerts on his son (i.e. Ledda himself in real life).

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Quotes

[last lines]
Father: Don't laugh at Gavino. Hands on your desks! Today is Gavino's turn. Tomorrow will be yours.

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Connections

Referenced in Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (2007)

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Soundtracks

Overture from Die Fledermaus
Composed by Johann Strauss II

User Reviews

agrarian family clashing with modern italy

This film made in the late seventies in Italy describes a rural family in the island of Sardinia. One year later, another film on agrarian society, "L'albero degli Zoccoli", also made in Italy, was a smashing success. The success among the italian audiences was attributed to a nostalgic remembrance of agrarian societies and lifestyle, also seen in Bertolucci's "1900". This film had a profound effect in many third-world countries. People from Turkey and from Madascar that came from rural patriarcal families whose economy was based on sheep farming saw this movie as their life manifesto. The struggles of the young son as he grows in his father's sheep farm are depicted in Taviani's style of symbolism. Notable is the army buddy that is a medical school graduate played by Nanni Moretti, who eventually became one of Italy's current leading film directors. See this movie with "Banditi a Orgosolo" (1960) if you can find it.