We All Fall Down

Name: Tutti giù per terra
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1997-04-24
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Valerio Mastandrea, Caterina Caselli, Benedetta Mazzini

Original title: Tutti giù per terra

1997
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

968

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Comedy

Walter is 20. He hasn't got a job, a girlfriend or any clear convictions. He rejects conventional values, notably his father's submissive acceptance of a life working in a factory as well as... Read allWalter is 20. He hasn't got a job, a girlfriend or any clear convictions. He rejects conventional values, notably his father's submissive acceptance of a life working in a factory as well as a social life, including sex (he is, self-consciously, a virgin). An on-and-off philosoph... Read allWalter is 20. He hasn't got a job, a girlfriend or any clear convictions. He rejects conventional values, notably his father's submissive acceptance of a life working in a factory as well as a social life, including sex (he is, self-consciously, a virgin). An on-and-off philosophy student, he'd like to be a committed nihilist but is too insecure. 'All Fall Down' paint... Read all

Director
- Davide Ferrario
Writers
- Giuseppe Culicchia
- Davide Ferrario
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

968

YOUR RATING

Director
- Davide Ferrario
Writers
- Giuseppe Culicchia
- Davide Ferrario
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations

Quotes
Walter: In books, it's always fantastic with women. One glance and she's yours for life. Or for one night, which is just as good. Try to do that in real life and you'll end up behind bars. My peers, said the papers, started with oral sex at 14, went all the way at 16, had enough of women by 18 and became impotent or serial killers. To protect myself and others, I was a virgin, so I didn't have to worry about premature ejaculation.

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Featured review

10/10

Portrait of what is liquid life

This is one of the three movies I consider the pillars of my young adult informal formation. So iconic for many different reasons. First we have Valerio Mastandrea as Walter, the main character - a lost philosophy student - and my favourite italian actor. Second the solidity of a script coming from the book of Giuseppe Culicchia and readapted by the author himself and Davide Ferrario, the director. Third the music department literally invaded by CSI (former CCCP) one of the few original and noticeable contemporary Italian bands. If you add all the three ingredients you get a miracle. A perfect imperfect movie (perhaps like some period of our lives) depicting a young guy that doesn't fit anywhere. This is the personification of sociological concept of 'liquid society' by Zigmunt Bauman, probably not on purpose though. The portrait of a lost soul left without guidance from the past and alone and depressed about the future. As the CSI well dress with one of their most famous songs: 'io sto bene, io sto male, io non so come stare' ('I'm good, I'm not good, I don't know how I should feel'). This is truly a masterpiece to watch. PS: The other two pillars for those interested are: Piovono Mucche (2002) and SLC Punk! (1998).