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The Mass Is Ended
His hopes shattered, now it is time for another place...
Young Father Giulio returns to Rome, where he was born and raised, to replace a priest who has left the clergy to start a family. He is delighted to reunite with his loved ones, especially his mother, sister, and old friends. Once radical leftists like Giulio himself, the latter are now each coping in their own way with the defeat of the revolution. Soon, however, Giulio realizes that despite his best efforts, he seems unable to solve the problems troubling those around him.
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The Mass Is Ended was released November 15, 1985. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
Young Father Giulio returns to Rome, where he was born and raised, to replace a priest who has left the clergy to start a family. He is delighted to reunite with his loved ones, especially his mother, sister, and old friends. Once radical leftists like Giulio himself, the latter are now each coping in their own way with the defeat of the revolution. Soon, however, Giulio realizes that despite his best efforts, he seems unable to solve the problems troubling those around him.
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Cast
Nanni MorettiDon Giulio
Ferruccio De CeresaPadre di Giulio
Marco MesseriSaverio
Enrica Maria ModugnoValentina
Dario CantarelliGianni
Margarita LozanoMadre di Giulio
Giovanni ButtafavaAvvocato di Andrea
Luisa De SantisLuciaCredits
- Directed by
- Nanni Moretti
- Written by
- Sandro Petraglia, Nanni Moretti, Sandro Petraglia, Nanni Moretti
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Italian
- Original title
- La messa è finita
Production
- Faso FilmItaly