The Mass Is Ended

The Mass Is Ended
Directed byNanni Moretti
Written byNanni Moretti
Sandro Petraglia
Produced byAchille Manzotti
StarringNanni Moretti
CinematographyFranco Di Giacomo
Edited byMirco Garrone
Music byNicola Piovani
Release date
  • 15 November 1985 (1985-11-15)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Mass Is Ended (Italian: La messa è finita) is a 1985 Italian comedy film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti.

Plot

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The young priest Father Giulio returns to Rome, his hometown, after a long pilgrimage. Don Giulio hopes to live peacefully with his family and his friends, but discovers that many of them are depressed or frustrated, some of them suicidally so. Father Giulio determines to leave again, but his parents convince him to perform the wedding ceremony for his friend Caesar and his fiancée. Don Giulio rushes through the ceremony and then away from Rome. Once away from the city, he immediately regains happiness.

Cast

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Accolades

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale: 1986 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
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