Film

The Cézanne Affair

2009 · 2h 4m · Drama · History · Comedy

IMDb

6.4

Gabriele returns home in southern Italy to bid farewell to his father Ernesto, a former stationmaster in a small town not far from Bari. The old man reawakens in Gabriele memories of his childhood, of his loving mother, his uncle, his friends... but also of his father's rage and bitterness over his failure in achieving his artistic ambitions: Ernesto was convinced he was destined to be a famous painter, and was willing to sacrifice everything for this belief, even his own dignity – and this made his son swear that he wouldn't turn out like him. Only now, many years later, through chance and circumstances, Gabriele begins to understand Ernesto and to see what sort of person his father really was.

Sergio Rubini

Ernesto Rossetti

Valeria Golino

Franca Rossetti

Riccardo Scamarcio

Pinuccio

Fabrizio Gifuni

Gabriele Rossetti

Anna Falchi

Donna Valeria Giordano

Maurizio Micheli

Mr. Pezzetti

Margherita Buy

Anna

Guido Giaquinto

Gabriele as a kid

Vittorio Ciorcalo

Tonino Zucca

Vito Signorile

Professor Venusio

Mariolina De Fano

Mrs. Lo Turco

Mario Maranzana

Dalò

Adelaide Di Bitonto

Graziella Parone

Pierluigi Corallo

Gabriele's grandfather

Nicoletta Carbonara

Dora Spadella

Isabella Ragno

Melina Spadella

• Sergio RubiniStory · Director · Screenplay
• Domenico StarnoneStory · Screenplay
• Carla CavalluzziStory · Screenplay
• Donatella BottiProducer
• Fabio CianchettiDirector of Photography
• Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
• Esmeralda CalabriaEditor

Release date

December 3, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Drama, History, Comedy