L'amico di famiglia
- Drama
Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other people's affairs, pretending to be the "family friend". One day he is asked by a man to lend him money for the wedding of Rosalba, his daughter. Geremia falls in love at first sight with the bewitching creature and and soon indulges in a "beauty and the beast" relationship...
The Family Friend is a 2006 Italian drama about Geremia, a miserly tailor and money lender who uses his wealth to manipulate those around him. When he falls for a young woman named Rosalba, his obsessive nature transforms into a dark, twisted romance that explores how money and desire can corrupt human connection.
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Giacomo RizzoGeremia
Fabrizio BentivoglioGino
Laura ChiattiRosalba
Gigi AngelilloSaverio, Rosalba's father
Clara BindiGeremia's mother
Barbara ValmorinBingo's Grandmother
Antonella SalvucciPresenter
Marco GialliniAttanasio
Giorgio ColangeliMassa
Alina NedeleaBelana
Valentina LodoviniDebtor woman
Roberta FiorentiniRosalba's mother
Elia SchiltonTesauro
Luisa De SantisSilvia
Barbara ScoppaTiziana Senatore
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When was The Family Friend released?
The Family Friend was released on October 1, 2006.
What is The Family Friend about?
The film follows Geremia, a wealthy but unlikeable tailor and money lender who uses his finances to insert himself into others' lives. When he becomes infatuated with Rosalba, a young woman in his community, he pursues an intense and unequal relationship driven by his obsession with both money and her beauty.
What genre is The Family Friend?
The Family Friend is a drama film that explores themes of manipulation, obsession, and the corrupting influence of wealth on human relationships.
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