Follow Your Heart (1996)
The complicated travails of several generations of Italian women provide the basis for this drama that is based on a novel by Susanna Tamaro. It begins with the peaceful death of Olga, the elderly family matriarch. Marta, her granddaughter returns from the US to attend the funeral and once in Olga's villa in Trieste, begins reading her grandmother's diary. Olga's story unfolds via flashback. As a young woman, Oldga had to marry Antonio a man she didn't love. Later she became passionately involved with a handsome doctor at the local spa. He impregnates her and shortly thereafter dies in a terrible car wreck. The result of their love is Illaria, who grows up to be terribly neurotic. She bears Marta and then she too dies in an automobile accident, leaving Marta to be raised by Olga.
Cast
- Virna Lisi - Olga
- Margherita Buy - Olga da giovane
- Galatea Ranzi - Ilaria
- Massimo Ghini - Augusto
- Tchéky Karyo - Ernesto
- Valentina Chico - Marta
- Lavinia Guglielman - Marta da bambina
- Valeria Sabel - Elsa Razman
- Luigi Diberti - padre di Olga
- Anna Teresa Rossini - madre di Olga
Screenplay
- Cristina Comencini (Screenplay)
- Roberta Mazzoni (Screenplay)
- Susanna Tamaro (Novel)
Keywords
woman director
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Follow Your Heart about?
- The complicated travails of several generations of Italian women provide the basis for this drama that is based on a novel by Susanna Tamaro. It begins with the peaceful death of Olga, the elderly family matriarch. Marta, her granddaughter returns from the US to attend the funeral and once in Olga's villa in Trieste, begins reading her grandmother's diary. Olga's story unfolds via flashback. As a young woman, Oldga had to marry Antonio a man she didn't love. Later she became passionately involved with a handsome doctor at the local spa. He impregnates her and shortly thereafter dies in a terrible car wreck. The result of their love is Illaria, who grows up to be terribly neurotic. She bears Marta and then she too dies in an automobile accident, leaving Marta to be raised by Olga.
- Who directed Follow Your Heart?
- Follow Your Heart was directed by Cristina Comencini.
- Who stars in Follow Your Heart?
- Follow Your Heart stars Virna Lisi, Margherita Buy, Galatea Ranzi, Massimo Ghini, Tchéky Karyo, Valentina Chico.
- How long is Follow Your Heart?
- Follow Your Heart has a runtime of 1h 50m (110 minutes).
- What genre is Follow Your Heart?
- Follow Your Heart is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Follow Your Heart produced?
- Follow Your Heart was produced in France, Germany, Italy.