Palombella Rossa

Palombella Rossa

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 15, 1989

Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice it. During a water polo match ahead of election day, he starts to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.

Palombella Rossa

89 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 15, 1989

Palombella Rossa
Michele is a Communist MP who loses his memory in a car crash—although nobody seems to notice it. During a water polo match ahead of election day, he starts to remember his past life, revealing the picture of a man whose personal and political identity crisis mirrors the one of Italian communism.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers RAI, Sacher Film, Palmyre Productions, So. Fin. A.
Original title Palombella Rossa
Directors Nicoletta Leone, Mario Monaci Toschi, Andrea Molaioli, Nanni Moretti, Donatella Botti
Writers Nanni Moretti

Cast

Nanni Moretti

as Michele Apicella

Silvio Orlando

as Coach Mario

Mariella Valentini

as Reporter

Claudio Morganti

as Nagger #1

Alfonso Santagata

as Nagger #2

Asia Argento

as Valentina Apicella

Eugenio Masciari

as Referee

Mario Patanè

as Catholic nagger

Antonio Petrocelli

as Fascist

Remo Remotti

as Alter ego of Mario

Fabio Traversa

as Michele's friend

Giovanni Buttafava

as Alter ego of the referee

Gabriele Ceracchini

as Michele as a kid

Luisanna Pandolfi

as Michele's mother

Imre Budavári

as Self

Mauro Maugeri

as Opposing coach

Marco Messeri

as Michele's father

Daniele Luchetti

as Michele's TV assistant

Carlo Mazzacurati

as Man in swimming pool

Raúl Ruiz

as Alter ego of the Catholic nagger

Mario Schiano

as Interviewer