Tottering in the Dark

An elderly trio tries to adjust to each other when they all move into an apartment in Rome. When Giovanni (Ricardo Cucciolla) inherits the unit, he invites the Russian immigrant Maria (Marina Vlady) and his shy friend from college Teo (Luigi Pistilli) to live with him. Maria tries to get Teo to marry her friend so she can receive Italian citizenship. The three do their best to live in harmony in this bittersweet drama.

Marina Vlady

Maria

Riccardo Cucciolla

Teodoro detto Teo

Luigi Pistilli

Giovanni

Stefania Graziosi

Sonia

Daniela Igliozzi

Gloria

Armando Bandini

Tonino, portiere

Andrea Aureli

Oberdan

• Giorgio MagliuloProducer · Writer · Director of Photography · Director
• Antonietta De LilloWriter · Producer · Director
• Giuditta RinaldiWriter
• Mirco GarroneEditor

Release date

January 31, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama