Tottering in the Dark

Una casa in bilico

An elderly trio tries to adjust to each other when they all move into an apartment in Rome. When Giovanni (Ricardo Cucciolla) inherits the unit, he invites the Russian immigrant Maria (Marina Vlady) and his shy friend from college Teo (Luigi Pistilli) to live with him. Maria tries to get Teo to marry her friend so she can receive Italian citizenship. The three do their best to live in harmony in this bittersweet drama.

Screenplay

Giorgio Magliulo

Screenplay

Giuditta Rinaldi

Screenplay

Antonietta De Lillo

Director

Antonietta De Lillo

Status

Released

Release date

31/01/1987

Original language

Italian