Giovanna's Father (2008)

6.8/10 104 min Drama

Overview

Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.

Cast

Silvio Orlando

Michele Casali

Francesca Neri

Delia Casali

Ezio Greggio

Sergio Ghia

Alba Rohrwacher

Giovanna Casali

Serena Grandi

Lella Ghia

Manuela Morabito

Elide Traxler

Gianfranco Jannuzzo

Preside Apolloni

Paolo Graziosi

Andrea Taxler

Valeria Bilello

Marcella Traxler

Sandro Dori

Belletti

Rita Carlini

Lia

Antonio Pisu

Cicci Dalmastri

Edoardo Romano

Pradelli

Chiara Sani

Amabile

Dalia Zagni

Proprietaria trattoria (as Dalia Lahav)

Gennaro Diana

Poliziotto

Eleonora Vallone

Carcerata

Gaia Zoppi

Partoriente

Gisella Marengo

Professoressa

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