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Bianca

Bianca

19847.51h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nanni Moretti
Written by Nanni Moretti, Sandro Petraglia
Produced by Achille Manzotti
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Top Cast

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Michele Apicella

Laura Morante

Laura Morante

Bianca

Roberto Vezzosi

Roberto Vezzosi

Commissario

Remo Remotti

Remo Remotti

Siro Siri

Claudio Bigagli

Claudio Bigagli

Ignazio

Enrica Maria Modugno

Enrica Maria Modugno

Aurora

Vincenzo Salemme

Vincenzo Salemme

Massimiliano

Margherita Sestito

Margherita Sestito

Maria

Dario Cantarelli

Dario Cantarelli

principal

V

Virginie Alexandre

Martina

Themes & Keywords

investigationpsychoanalysisschool teacherdeath of neighbor1980s

About Bianca

Bianca is a drama, comedy, mystery film released in 1984 exploring themes of investigation, psychoanalysis, school teacher, death of neighbor, 1980s. Directed by Nanni Moretti, it stars Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante, Roberto Vezzosi. 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.

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