Conversation Piece
1974 · Movie · R · 121 min · ★ 7.3 · 83% critics
A retired professor’s quiet life in a Roman palazzo is disrupted when an overbearing aristocratic family and their companions move into his home. As tensions rise, their clashing personalities, romantic entanglements, and political arguments turn his ordered world into a tense, chaotic household drama.
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Details
- Original title
- Gruppo di Famiglia in un Interno
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-12-20
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (158 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate, talky dramas about class, desire, and emotional power struggles, especially if films like The Innocent or Senso appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast-moving plot.
Pros: sharp dialogue; tense atmosphere; strong ensemble | Cons: theatrical feel; slow stretches; divisive ending
Themes
- art collector
- rome, italy
- political activism
- painting
- gigolo
- bourgeoisie
- retirement
- aging
- loneliness
- class differences
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Film
Cast & crew
Burt Lancaster
as Professor
Silvana Mangano
as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
Helmut Berger
as Konrad Huebel
Claudia Marsani
as Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi
as Stefano
Elvira Cortese
as Erminia
Philippe Hersent
as Doorman
Guy Tréjan
as Art Dealer
Jean-Pierre Zola
as Blanchard
Umberto Raho
as Police Inspector Bernai
Directed by Luchino Visconti