
Me & You(2012)
An introverted teenager tells his parents he is going on a ski trip, but instead spends his time alone in his mom's basement. But things didn't go as planned after his half sister joins him.


“Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.”
While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.

Jill Clayburgh
Caterina Silveri

Matthew Barry
Joe Silveri

Veronica Lazăr
Marina

Renato Salvatori
Communist

Fred Gwynne
Douglas Winter

Alida Valli
Giuseppe's Mother
Elisabetta Campeti
Arianna

Franco Citti
Man in Bar

Roberto Benigni
Upholsterer

Carlo Verdone
Director of Caracalla
Luna is a drama film released in 1979 exploring themes of parent child relationship, italy, widow, heroin, son, diva. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, it stars Jill Clayburgh, Matthew Barry, Veronica Lazăr. While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.
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