Giovanna's Father (2008)

Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.

Cast (94)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Silvio Orlando

Michele Casali

Francesca Neri

Delia Casali

Ezio Greggio

Sergio Ghia

Alba Rohrwacher

Giovanna Casali

Serena Grandi

Lella Ghia

Manuela Morabito

Elide Traxler

Gianfranco Jannuzzo

Preside Apolloni

Paolo Graziosi

Andrea Taxler

Valeria Bilello

Marcella Traxler

Sandro Dori

Belletti

Rita Carlini

Lia

Antonio Pisu

Cicci Dalmastri

Edoardo Romano

Pradelli

L

Lorena Miller

Cassiera

Chiara Sani

Amabile

Dalia Zagni

Proprietaria trattoria (as Dalia Lahav)

Gennaro Diana

Poliziotto

Eleonora Vallone

Carcerata

Gaia Zoppi

Partoriente

Gisella Marengo

Professoressa

Hong-hu Ada

Donna con infante (as Ada Perotti)

Paolo Fiorino

Sainati

Stefano Alessandroni

E

Elisa Alessandro

R

Renato Ansaldi

R

Renzo Arato

S

Simone Arcese

Simone Arrighi

M

Mauro Barabani

V

Vittorio Barbagiovanni

A

Antonio Barillari

Antonella Bavaro

M

Mario Benedetto

L

Luigi Biondi

A

Anna Boccia

B

Bruno Casalboni

Dino Cassio

P

Pier Paolo Cattozzi

G

Giancarlo Cioli

F

Franco Cipollone

F

Francesco Colombati

L

Luca Comastri

A

Alberto Orfeo Coral

C

Clara Costanzo

Cesare S. Cremonini

Venditore di televisori

Mauro Cremonini

D

Davide Dal Fiume

F

Fabio De Cesari

A

Antonio Della Torre

Rita Della Torre

Ludovico Della Jojo

E

Emilio Denza

A

Alba di Sant'Anselmo

N

Nicola Egidio

G

Gianfranco Fagnano

Clemenza Fantoni

A

Alessandro Ferrari

A

Azzurra Fiume

Riccardo Francia

P

Paolo Frosina

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