Misunderstood (1966 film) explained

Misunderstood
Director:Luigi Comencini
Producer:Angelo Rizzoli
Screenplay:Leonardo Benvenuti
Piero De Bernardi
Lucia Drudi Demby
Story:Giuseppe Mangione
Florence Montgomery
Starring:Anthony Quayle
Music:Fiorenzo Carpi
Cinematography:Armando Nannuzzi
Editing:Nino Baragli
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

Misunderstood (Italian: '''Incompreso''') is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Duncombe is the UK Consul General in Florence, Italy. He becomes a widower when his two sons, Andrew and Miles, are still children. Andrew, the elder, apparently reacts with adult maturity to the loss of his mother, looking after little Miles, an attempt to find a way out of such premature heart-crushing loss. Miles constantly blames Andrew for his mischievous behavior but his brother valiantly takes said blame as his personality is that of a grown up, or at least that is what he tries to be. The father, given his mandate, is often absent, both physically and emotionally, especially toward Andrew. It will be at the end that Duncombe will acknowledge his mistakes when finding himself at a father's point of no return.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Misunderstood . 8 March 2009. festival-cannes.com.