The Dinner
An evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in -- large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single -- to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to overhear other people's discussions, to interrupt them, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life. The camera, just like the people, moves constantly from table to table, into the kitchen and the back room to observe the staff's petty jealousies and frustrations -- until two hours later it's time for everybody to go home.
Cast
Fanny Ardant
FloraNadia Carlomagno
LolaAntonio Catania
Mago AdamFrancesca D'Aloja
AlessandraEleonora Danco
figlia di IsabellaRiccardo Garrone
DiomedeVittorio Gassman
maestro PezzulloGiancarlo Giannini
il professoreMarie Gillain
l'allievaLea Karen Gramsdorff
SabrinaCarlo Molfese
cliente che discute con un cameriereNello Mascia
MininiAdalberto Maria Merli
capo comicoSergio Nicolai
padre di FrancoCorrado Olmi
ArturoDaniela Poggi
la bella sconosciutaStefania Sandrelli
IsabellaGiorgio Tirabassi
FrancescoRolando Ravello
cliente seduto da soloEros Pagni
DuilioGiorgio Colangeli
Vincenzo PetrosilloFrancesca Rettondini
Gordana Miletić
Ettore Garofolo
Adriana Innocenti
Francesco Siciliano
Venantino Venantini
Mario Patanè
Stefano Antonucci