| I viaggiatori della sera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Ugo Tognazzi |
| Produced by | Franco Committeri |
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi Ornella Vanoni Roberta Paladini |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
| Music by | Xavier Battles Toti Soler |
| Release date |
|
| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Countries | Italy Spain |
I viaggiatori della sera is a 1979 Italian/Spanish science fiction-drama film written and directed by Ugo Tognazzi. It is loosely based on a novel with the same name by Umberto Simonetta.
Synopsis
In an alternative 1980 future, recently approved laws mandate that everybody must retire and move into state-run vacation villages upon reaching their 50th birthday. Here, although provided with free food, alcohol, entertainment and all perks of a promiscuous life style, the guests are effectively prisoners who get progressively decimated, by winning a "cruise" from which there is no return.
The movie follows the experience of a couple forced into the new reality, under pressure of their own sons and society as a whole. Although initially rebellious, they progressively give in, and will both die within some weeks in the village. Their sons are relatively at ease with the new system, which is in turn embraced unquestionably by their own child.
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi: Orso, the husband and grandfather
- Ornella Vanoni: Nicki, his wife.
- Corinne Cléry: Ortensia
- Roberta Paladini: Anna Maria
- Pietro Brambilla: Francesco
- José Luis López Vázquez: Simoncini
- William Berger: Cochi Fontana
- Manuel de Blas: Bertani
- Deddi Savagnone: Mila
- Leonardo Benvenuti: Zafferi
- Sergio Antonica : clerk Motorway service area
References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
External links
 | This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This 1970s drama film–related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |