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Giovanna's Father(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-12
69%
117 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
Languages: Italian.
Countries:
Italy
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Giovanna's Father
Top 10 Billed Cast
Silvio Orlando
Michele Casali
Francesca Neri
Delia Casali
Ezio Greggio
Sergio Ghia
Alba Rohrwacher
Giovanna Casali
Serena Grandi
Lella Ghia
Manuela Morabito
Elide Traxler
Gianfranco Jannuzzo
Preside Apolloni
Paolo Graziosi
Andrea Taxler
Valeria Bilello
Marcella Traxler
Sandro Dori
Belletti
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Overview
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.
Release Date
2008-09-12
Average
6.9
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Italiano
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