Passaggio per il paradiso

Het verhaal

Samenvatting in het Engels

Martha, an American lady who has lived in Italy for many years without ever learning the language; and Renato, twenty five years younger than Martha, who for all his life has been working odd jobs and has no place to call home. Martha's home is a house in Tuscany she has inherited from her grandfather. There she lived and brought up her children after an early divorce. Martha, who at times suffers from a sudden loss of memory, and her obsession with the large country home, has become a nuisance to her children. They have send their mother to a care center, and are trying to sell the house. We meet Renato when he has just taken on a job for a small detective agency that specializes in divorce cases. He is observing two lovers traveling together through Northern Italy when he meets Martha who has run away from the care center.

Cast

J Julie HarrisMartha T Tchéky KaryoRenato M Mariano RigilloLorenzo V Vittoria BelvedereSerena T Tomas AranaHarrison A Adelaide AsteMartha's Daughter G Gianfranco BarraAvvocato G Guido CernigliaGiudice R Robert D. GoodaleMartha's Son G Giulia UrsoSegretaria del boss