A man so bored by chaos that thieves become his coffee guests.
Over the course of a day, Fausto, invincible in his inertia, watches a paradoxical procession of visitors pass by: the mellifluous parish priest of the town; a mysterious man with his absurd ghost-themed business idea; the captain of the Carabinieri who proposes a shotgun wedding to his daughter, who has become pregnant by a stranger. Finally, late at night, a couple of thieves enter the house with Barbara's complicity. Fausto surprises them, impassive and bored as always, and reassures them: there is nothing left, neither gold nor paintings, everything has been sold. The three do nothing but chat until the sun rises, when the thieves leave and Barbara puts the coffee on the fire.
Acting
Russo Alesi's magnificent stillness against mounting absurdity.
Direction
Bellocchio's patient, unblinking observation of social rot.
Writing
Dialogue where nothing matters and everything lands.
Director
Marco Bellocchio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chapter II of Bellocchio's ongoing 'If I May' project, adapting his own novel-in-progress across multiple short films.
The 'finto matrimonio' (shotgun wedding) plot winks at commedia dell'arte traditions while draining them of energy—pure Bellocchio.
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