Help Me Identify This Italian Movie from 80s/90s

February 3, 2025 7:05 PM

Think this one was from the 1980s or early/md 1990s. Old Italian Man is visited late in life by his mostly estranged adult children. They have all gone in different directions, apparently with some regret. They might be named for characters from famous operas?
posted by aswego to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

Three Brothers?
posted by Melismata at 7:13 PM on February 3

Response by poster: Not Three Brothers, I'm afraid. Definitely not based on anything Russian (or anything non-Italian).
posted by aswego at 7:48 PM on February 3

Best answer: Stanno tutti bene?
posted by Nickel at 9:21 PM on February 3

Best answer: Everybody's Fine was the American release name for Stanno tutti bene, but it's the old guy who visits his now-grown kids. This film employs a weirdness - whenever Old Guy calls one of said kids, everything around him freezes for the call's duration. Spoiler: he winds up on the street, living in a box; but I don't recall if that was a permanent outcome.
posted by Rash at 3:07 AM on February 4

Response by poster: Stanno tutti bene (Everything's Fine) is definitely it. Thanks!
posted by aswego at 3:09 AM on February 4