Synopsis
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Facts
Awards
David di Donatello for Best Film
Setting
Rome
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Kinema Junpo Awards 1979 generic
- David di Donatello Awards 1975 generic
- Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 1975 generic
- New York Film Festival 1975 generic
