regia/director nanni moretti soggetto/subject nanni moretti, sandro petraglia sceneggiatura /screenplay nanni moretti, sandro petraglia fotografia/cinematographer luciano tovoli montaggio/editing mirco garrone scene / scene design giorgio luppi, marco luppi costumi / costume design lia francesca morandini musica / music franco piersanti suono / sound stereo cast/cast laura morante, nanni moretti, roberto vezzosi, dario cantarelli, remo remotti, vincenzo salemme genere / genre drammatico / dramatic formato originale/original format 35mm – color durata/running time 96’ paese di produzione/country of production italia / italy anno di produzione / year of production 1983 produzione/production faso film, reteitalia distribuzione/distribution cidif, panarecord
Michele is a lonely man with various manias and obsessions. He spends most of his time watching his few friends and neighbours. Couples are what attract him most: driven by his obsession, he very often encroaches on their privacy and takes note of everything. He works as a math teacher in a private and prestigious school, where everything appears surreal. One day, the lady living next door is found dead. Michele knew her and had sometimes watched her from his balcony. Despite not being suspected of the crime, the police questions him. Bianca, a new, charming colleague, starts working at the school: Michele falls in love with her and is reciprocated. His friends Ignazio and Maria – who cheated on each other and then split up – get back together. One day, Michele comes across the couple having dinner in a restaurant with their former lovers and is shocked. He splits up with Bianca and closes into himself. Ignazio and Maria are killed. Questioned again by the police, poor Michele confesses to the murders.
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