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Family Flaw

5.6 108 mins TV Movie   Comedy   Drama   2002
Italian International Film   Towers of London   Rai Fiction  
Director(s): Alberto Simone

A runaway coffin, a conservative wedding, an eccentric older man, two transsexuals, the police and an adorable puppy, collide on a humorous and heartwarming journey through the picturesque South of Italy. The "unexpected" death of 103 year-old Rosa creates an awkward family reunion the evening before what was to be a lush and opulent wedding. Rosa's grand-daughter, Chiara Gammarota, is set to marry the son of a wealthy general, much to the excitement of her conservative father, Nicolo. Francesco, Nicolo's "eccentric" brother caused a town scandal when he revealed his homosexuality 40 years earlier. He has returned for the wedding-turned-funeral and the two polar opposites see each other for the first time in decades. Acting on the final wishes of their mother the conflicting brothers reluctantly embark on drive through the countryside to bury their mother in their hometown; forcing them to confront family secrets...

Casts of Family Flaw

Nino Manfredi

as Francesco Gammarota

Lino Banfi

as Nicola Gammarota

Carlo Cascone

as Proietti

Simone Corrente

as Roberto (Nicola's son)

Jayne Ashbourne

as Helen

Eleonora D'Urso

as Chiara, figlia di Nicola

Adolfo Margiotta

as The Notary

Claudio Gregori

as pharmacist

Ugo Fangareggi

as Don Ugo

Caterina Casini

as Head physician

Imma Piro

as Cecilia

Cristina Dian

as Rosa (voice)

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