Palombella Rossa
THE comedy about amnesia, communism... and waterpolo.
1989
Rated
NR
89
minutes
Comedy, Drama
★★★★★
★★★★★
3.55
Directed By:
Nanni Moretti
Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice. Over the course of a water polo match ahead of election day, he begins to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.
Language
Italian
Release Date
September 15, 1989
Cast
Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella
Silvio Orlando
Mario
Mariella Valentini
Giornalista
Alfonso Santagata
Ossessivo
Claudio Morganti
Ossessivo
Asia Argento
Valentina Apicella
Eugenio Masciari
Arbitro
Mario Patanè
Simone
Antonio Petrocelli
Fascista
Remo Remotti
Santone di Mario
Fabio Traversa
Amico di Michele
Giovanni Buttafava
Santone dell'arbitro
Gabriele Ceracchini
Michele bambino
Luisanna Pandolfi
Madre di Michele
Imre Budavári
Self
Mauro Maugeri
Allenatore dell'Acireale
Mario Monaci Toschi
Gianluca Cocchini
Maurizio Failla
Andrea Frascolla
Stefano Frosi
Paolo Lupidi
Andrea Massucci
Pierluca Nanni
Stefano Napolitano
Marco Palermi
Alessandro Rossi
Gennaro Sapio
Giuseppe Torrisi
Telemaco Marcoccio
Marco Messeri
Padre di Michele
Luca Codignola
Daniele Luchetti
Assistente di Michele in TV
Carlo Mazzacurati
Uomo piscina
Raúl Ruiz
Santone di Simone
Mario Schiano
Intervistatore di Michele in TV
Mario Scotti Galletta
Portiere dell'Acireale
Luigi Moretti
Sindacalista (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Nanni Moretti
Director
Andrea Molaioli
Second Assistant Director
Donatella Botti
First Assistant Director
Nicoletta Leone
Script Supervisor
Mario Monaci Toschi
Second Assistant Director
Sound
Nicola Piovani
Music
Danilo Moroni
Sound Mixer
Alessandro Peticca
Sound Editor
Franco Borni
Sound
Armando Janota
Boom Operator
Giorgio Agazzi
Sound Technical Supervisor
Camera
Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography
Fabio Conversi
Camera Operator
Roberta Allegrini
Second Assistant Camera
Ermanno Serto
Still Photographer
Giancarlo Serravalli
Key Grip
Fabrizio Vicari
Assistant Camera
Giovanni Vino
Still Photographer
Writing
Editing
Mirco Garrone
Editor
Giancarlo Barbieri
Colorist
Emanuela Pellarin
Assistant Editor
Lucia Deidda
Assistant Editor
Production
Nanni Moretti
Producer
Claudio Zampetti
Production Accountant
Luigi Lagrasta
Production Manager
Gianfranco Barbagallo
Production Secretary
Angelo Barbagallo
Producer
Laura Cimarelli
Accountant
Nella Banfi
Producer
Cecilia Valmarana
Delegated Producer
Renato Rinaldi
Extras Casting
Costume & Make-Up
Gianfranco Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Ferdinando Merolla
Hairdresser
Maura Zuccherofino
Seamstress
Maria Rita Barbera
Costume Design
Art
Giancarlo Basili
Production Design
Leonardo Scarpa
Production Design
Roberto Giacomelli
Property Master
Piera Zaganelli
Assistant Production Design
Lighting
Crew