La casa del sorriso (1991)
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Ingrid Thulin, Dado Ruspoli, Enzo Cannavale, Elisabeth Kaza
Two nursing-home residents find their growing romance opposed by those around them.
The story
Adelina and Andrea are elderly residents of a nursing home in Romagna, where neither can care for themselves. Adelina came to live there after her husband died and her daughter-in-law could no longer look after her. Andrea, known as “the maestro” for his passion for the guitar, discovers that his Hungarian ex-wife is housed in the same facility. As time passes, Adelina and Andrea grow increasingly passionate about one another. Their relationship, however, is viewed with disapproval by other residents and the nursing-home staff, turning their affection into a source of embarrassment and conflict within the home.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Adelina and Andrea are two elderly people who are no longer able to care for themselves, both residents of a nursing home in Romagna. Adelina ended up there because, after her husband died, her daughter-in-law no longer had time to look after her. Andrea, nicknamed “the maestro” because of his passion for the guitar, finds that his Hungarian ex-wife is also housed in the same facility. As time passes and their passion for each other grows, their relationship becomes increasingly embarrassing and frowned upon by the other residents and the nursing-home staff.
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