In this improbable, ponderous story about
a couple who do not want to have children of their own, and
a pregnant, single woman who needs a home for awhile, the
relationship between the three protagonists is strange, at
the very least.
After Anna (Hanna Schygulla) and Gordon (Niels Arestrup) invite
the expecting Malvina (Ornella Muti) to live with them, Anna
becomes neurotically jealous and attempts suicide but is thwarted
and in the end decides she really wants to be there for the
baby when he/she comes into the world.
Rather than trying to get rid of Malvina and the baby, both
Gordon and Anna are in agreement on keeping it.
When Gordon is accidentally killed, Malvina and Anna are left
to plan for the future (now the best of friends), though it
turns out the baby is destined to have only one mother after
all.
The confusion in the relationships of the main characters
in this film is at times buried by clichés on the joys
of motherhood and metaphors that overtake and bury the story.
Cast:
Ornella Muti, Hanna Schygulla, Niels Arestrup, Maurizio Donadoni,
Ute Cremer, Michele Bovenzi, Christian Fremont, Giorgia Trasselli,
Patti Vailati, Alessandra Marozzi, Claudio Burattini, Pierangelo
Bertoli
Director:
Marco Ferreri |
