The Power of the Past (2002)

Days after the death and funeral of his high-powered army father, children's book author Gianni Orzan (Sergio Rubini) meets the suspicious Gianni Bogliasco (Bruno Ganz), who proceeds to ... See full summary »

Director:

Piergiorgio Gay

Writers:

Lara Fremder, Piergiorgio Gay

Stars:

Sergio Rubini, Bruno Ganz, Sandra Ceccarelli

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sergio Rubini	...	Gianni Orzan
Bruno Ganz	...	Bogliasco
Sandra Ceccarelli	...	Anna Orzan
Mariangela D'Abbraccio	...	Madre di Matteo
Valeria Moriconi	...	Madre di Gianni
Giuseppe Battiston	...	Portiere di notte
Aleksander Krosl	...	Arkady Fokin
Barbara Cerar	...	La ragazza che suona alla porta
Sebastiano Moise	...	Gianni Orzan da bambino
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giorgio Basile	...	Padre di Anna
Lucka Pockaj

Storyline

Days after the death and funeral of his high-powered army father, children's book author Gianni Orzan (Sergio Rubini) meets the suspicious Gianni Bogliasco (Bruno Ganz), who proceeds to recite an uncomfortable amount of accurate knowledge about the author's life. Gianni ends up running into Bogliasco "accidentally" a number of times, until Bogliasco drops a bombshell.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Last film of Valeria Moriconi.

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Connections

References A Perfect World (1993)

User Reviews

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (Italy)

Also Known As:

A múlt hatalma

Filming Locations:

Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$125,278

Company Credits

Production Co:

Albachiara, Istituto Luce, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color