The Mass Is Ended

The Mass Is Ended
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Produced by Achille Manzotti
Written by Nanni Moretti
Sandro Petraglia
Starring Nanni Moretti
Music by Nicola Piovani
Cinematography Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by Mirco Garrone
Release dates
15 November 1985
Running time
94 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

The Mass Is Ended (Italian: La messa è finita) is a 1985 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti.

Plot

The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, some of them suicidally so. Father Giulio determines to leave again, but his stopped parents convince him to perform the wedding ceremony for his friend Caesar and his fiancee. Don Giulio rushes through the ceremony and then away from Rome. Once away from the city, he immediately regains happiness.

Cast

Accolades

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1986 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

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