The Circumstance

The Circumstance

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 4, 1973

Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.

The Circumstance

97 mins | Drama | Dec. 4, 1973

The Circumstance
Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers RAI, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Original title La circostanza
Directors Ermanno Olmi
Writers Ermanno Olmi

Cast

Ada Savelli

as Laura, the Mother

Gaetano Porro

as The Father / The Engineer

Raffaella Bianchi

as Silvia

Mario Sireci

as Tommaso

Massimo Tabak

as Beppe, The Eldest Son

Barbara Pezzuto

as Anna, Beppe's Wife

Giorgio Roncaglia

as The Blind Boy