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2008 Italian film

Giovanna's Father

Directed by	Pupi Avati
Written by	Pupi Avati Antonio Avati
Starring	Silvio Orlando Francesca Neri Alba Rohrwacher
Release date	August 31, 2008 (2008-08-31) (Venice Film Festival)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Giovanna's Father (Italian: Il papà di Giovanna) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati.

Plot

In Bologna in the late 1930s, Michele Casali (Silvio Orlando) teaches design at the same institute where his daughter Giovanna (Alba Rohrwacher) studies. Michele is a loving father, but overprotective. He does not recognize the mental health problems of his daughter and cannot save her when she is committed to a mental institution after killing her best friend.

Cast

Silvio Orlando: Michele Casali
Francesca Neri: Delia Casali
Alba Rohrwacher: Giovanna Casali
Ezio Greggio: Sergio Ghia
Serena Grandi: Lella Ghia
Manuela Morabito: Elide Traxler
Gianfranco Jannuzzo: Preside Apolloni
Paolo Graziosi: Andrea Taxler
Valeria Bilello: Marcella Taxler

External links

Giovanna's Father at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Pupi Avati
Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana (1970) La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975) House of Pleasure for Women (1976) The House with Laughing Windows (1976) Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977) Le strelle nel fosso (1979) Help Me Dream (1981) Zeder (1983) A School Outing (1983) The Three of Us (1984) Bank Clerks (1985) Graduation Party (1985) Christmas Present (1986) Ultimo minuto (1987) The Story of Boys & Girls (1989) Bix (1991) Brothers and Sisters (1992) Magnificat (1993) Dichiarazioni d'amore (1994) The Mysterious Enchanter (1996) The Best Man (1998) The Knights of the Quest (2001) Incantato (2003) Christmas Rematch (2004) But When Do the Girls Get Here? (2005) The Second Wedding Night (2005) A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007) The Hideout (2007) Giovanna's Father (2008) The Friends at the Margherita Cafe (2009) The Youngest Son (2010) A Second Childhood (2010) The Big Heart of Girls (2011) Il bambino cattivo (2013) A Golden Boy (2014) We Still Talk (2021) The American Backyard (2024)

Films directed by Pupi Avati

Balsamus, l'uomo di Satana (1970)
La mazurka del barone, della santa e del fico fiorone (1975)
House of Pleasure for Women (1976)
The House with Laughing Windows (1976)
Tutti defunti... tranne i morti (1977)
Le strelle nel fosso (1979)
Help Me Dream (1981)
Zeder (1983)
A School Outing (1983)
The Three of Us (1984)
Bank Clerks (1985)
Graduation Party (1985)
Christmas Present (1986)
Ultimo minuto (1987)
The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
Bix (1991)
Brothers and Sisters (1992)
Magnificat (1993)
Dichiarazioni d'amore (1994)
The Mysterious Enchanter (1996)
The Best Man (1998)
The Knights of the Quest (2001)
Incantato (2003)
Christmas Rematch (2004)
But When Do the Girls Get Here? (2005)
The Second Wedding Night (2005)
A Dinner for Them to Meet (2007)
The Hideout (2007)
Giovanna's Father (2008)
The Friends at the Margherita Cafe (2009)
The Youngest Son (2010)
A Second Childhood (2010)
The Big Heart of Girls (2011)
Il bambino cattivo (2013)
A Golden Boy (2014)
We Still Talk (2021)
The American Backyard (2024)

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