The Mass Is Ended () is a 1985 Italian drama film, written, starring and directed by Nanni Moretti.
Plot 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 Nanni Moretti: don Giulio Marco Messeri: Saverio Ferruccio De Ceresa: Giulio's father Enrica Maria Modugno: Valentina, Giulio's sister Eugenio Masciari: Eugenio Luisa De Santis: Luisa De Santis, Eugenio's wife Margarita Lozano: Giulio's mother Roberto Vezzosi: Cesare Vincenzo Salemme: Andrea Dario Cantarelli: Gianni Mauro Fabretti: Simone Giovanni Buttafava: a lawyer
Accolades 36th Berlin International Film Festival: Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize, OCIC Award
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