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Dear Father (1979)

Dear Father (1979)

Comedy
Release Date: 1979, April 11
Directors: Dino Risi
Countries: Canada, France, Italy
Production: Dean Film, Dean Film, AMLF, AMLF, Société les films Prospec, Société les films Prospec
Cast: Pietro Tordi, Aurore Clément, Rossana Canghiari, Vittorio Gassman, Julien Guiomar, Frank Nuyen, Andrée Lachapelle, Pino Ferrara, Joanne Côté, Stefano Madia, Clara Colosimo, Andrew Lord Miller

Overview:

In Caro papá, Dino Risi is telling the story of the decadent lifestyle, and dysfunctional family, of a wealthy businessman (played to perfection by Risi's favorite leading man, Vittorio Gassman). Risi paints his portrait against a backdrop of an Italy where the new permissiveness has run rampant, traditional socio-cultural values have been usurped by consumerism, and the streets have become an open battleground for politically extremist groups (the '70s were dubbed "The Years of Lead" due to the great number of terrorist acts, and politically motivated assassinations).