Eccentric and full of manias, Michele is a young high school professor who defines himself as “not used to happiness”. He realizes his life is meaningless if he doesn’t have a woman by his side but, after a series of rather disastrous experiences, he feels more alone than ever. Then, out of the blue, a new French teacher called Bianca arrives at school. Amongst uncertainties and contradictions, the two start dating. In the meantime, a series of homicides take place and a police officer begins to suspect that Michele is involved. Bianca will save him providing an alibi at the right moment, but then, everything goes wrong again.
Acting
Moretti's self-directed performance is pure anxious exhibitionism.
Direction
Moretti's idiosyncratic framing turns Rome into his personal playground.
Writing
Dialogue veers from psychoanalytic confession to deadpan absurdity.
Director
Nanni Moretti
Nanni Moretti
Michele Apicella
Laura Morante
Bianca
Roberto Vezzosi
Commissario
Remo Remotti
Siro Siri
Claudio Bigagli
Ignazio
Enrica Maria Modugno
Aurora
Vincenzo Salemme
Massimiliano
Margherita Sestito
Maria
Dario Cantarelli
principal
Giovanni Buttafava
despised teacher
Alberto Cracco
Mario, Martina's stepfather
Nicola Di Pinto
policeman
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