The Mass Is Ended (La Messa è finita)

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Movie Info

Onetime campus radical Nanni Moretti (who also directed this film) renounces his past to become a priest. Returning to his home village, Moretti is appalled at the lack of religious reverence amongst the townsfolk. Unable to communicate with any of his old friends, who've all gleefully succumbed to the Deadly Sins, Moretti cannot even count on solace from his own family, a screwed-up aggregation which gives the word "dysfunctional" several new meanings. The priest finally gives up on the village and transfers to a parish far, far away. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Nanni Moretti
Written By:

Nanni Moretti, Sandro Petraglia
In Theaters:

Dec 27, 1991 wide
Runtime:

96 minutes

Cast

Nanni Moretti
as Don Giulio

Ferrucio de Ceresa
as Father

Enrica Maria Modugno
as Valentina

Marco Messeri
as Saverio

Dario Cantarelli
as Gianni

Luisa De Santis
as Lucia

Roberto Vezzosi
as Cesare

Margarita Lozano
as Mother of Don Giulio

Ferruccio DeCeresa

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Critic Reviews for The Mass Is Ended (La Messa è finita)

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The story is lightly told by Nanni Moretti, the director, co-writer and star, but we get to know none of these people; they are brought one after the other as means of overloading Giulio's circuits.

Jan 10, 2018 | Full Review…

Walter Goodman
New York Times
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