Overview
Michele is a young filmmaker frustrated by the lack of understanding his work receives and at odds with the film industry, especially a colleague making a musical on the '68 student protests. As he struggles to complete his own film about Freud's mother, Michele's insecurity and creative block manifest in a series of unsettling nightmares. Nanni Moretti's self-inquiry into cinema, political ennui, and men's relationships with their mothers.
Cast
- Nanni Moretti as Michele Apicella
- Nicola Di Pinto as Nicola
- Laura Morante as Silvia
- Alessandro Haber as Gaetano
- Remo Remotti as Freud
- Piera Degli Esposti as Madre di Michele
- Gigio Morra as Gigio Cimino
- Giampiero Mughini as Presentatore TV
- Dario Cantarelli as critico
- Tatti Sanguineti as aiuto regista