The Family Friend (2006)
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 102 min
Release Date: October 1, 2006
Cast
- Giacomo Rizzo - Geremia
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio - Gino
- Laura Chiatti - Rosalba
- Gigi Angelillo - Saverio, Rosalba's father
- Clara Bindi - Geremia's mother
- Barbara Valmorin - Bingo's Grandmother
- Antonella Salvucci - Presenter
- Marco Giallini - Attanasio
- Giorgio Colangeli - Massa
- Alina Nedelea - Belana
Screenplay
- Paolo Sorrentino (Screenplay)
Music: Teho Teardo
Editing: Giogiò Franchini
Production: Fandango, Indigo Film, Medusa Film, Sky, Babe Film, StudioCanal
Country: Italy, France
Language: Italiano, Français
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Paolo Sorrentino
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Family Friend about?
- Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
- Who directed The Family Friend?
- The Family Friend was directed by Paolo Sorrentino.
- Who stars in The Family Friend?
- The Family Friend stars Giacomo Rizzo, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Laura Chiatti, Gigi Angelillo, Clara Bindi, Barbara Valmorin.
- How long is The Family Friend?
- The Family Friend has a runtime of 1h 42m (102 minutes).
- What genre is The Family Friend?
- The Family Friend is a Drama film.
- Where was The Family Friend produced?
- The Family Friend was produced in Italy, France.