The Circumstance
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| Directed by | Ermanno Olmi |
| Screenplay by | Ermanno Olmi |
| Cinematography | Elvidio Burattini |
| Edited by | Ermanno Olmi |
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| Distributed by | Italnoleggio Cinematografico |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Circumstance (Italian: La Circostanza) is a 1973 Italian drama film written, directed and edited by Ermanno Olmi.[1] The film was screened at the 1974 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it received a special mention.[1][2]
Plot
Laura, a lawyer who comes from an upper-class Milanese family, leads an altogether placid life. After witnessing an almost-fatal motorcycle accident near her family's country home, she becomes obsessed with the young victim, leading to a series of flashbacks and introspective instants that probe the bourgeois life she leads.
Cast
- Ada Savelli as Laura
- Raffaella Bianichi as Silvia, Laura's daughter
- Gaetano Porro as Laura's husband
- Massimo Tabak as Tommaso, Laura's second son
- Mario Sireci as Beppe, Laura's eldest son
- Barbara Pezzuto as Anna, Beppe's wife
Reception
Critic Derek Elley titled The Circumstance a "romantic highpoint in Olmi's oeuvre" and "his most accomplished piece of work."[3]
Legacy
The Circumstance was screened at Film at Lincoln Center in 2019 as part of a retrospective on Olmi's work.[4]
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Circumstance at IMDb
- The Circumstance at AllMovie
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