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Tenderness

Tenderness

20176.31h 43m

Overview

Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.

Directed by Gianni Amelio
Written by Lorenzo Marone, Alberto Taraglio, Gianni Amelio
Produced by Maria Grazia Saccá, Agostino Saccà, Giuseppe Saccà
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Lorenzo

Elio Germano

Elio Germano

Fabio

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Elena

Micaela Ramazzotti

Micaela Ramazzotti

Michela

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Aurora

Arturo Muselli

Arturo Muselli

Saverio

Giuseppe Zeno

Giuseppe Zeno

Giulio

Maria Nazionale

Maria Nazionale

Rossana

Enzo Casertano

Enzo Casertano

il portiere

Hedy Krissane

Hedy Krissane

L'imputato egiziano

About Tenderness

Tenderness is a drama film released in 2017. Directed by Gianni Amelio, it stars Renato Carpentieri, Elio Germano, Giovanna Mezzogiorno. Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.

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