The members of a rich family gather in the Veneto countryside, led by an ex-opera singer (Hella Petri). The occasion is the visit from Milan of his brother Nicky (Erland Josephson), accompanied by his new young boyfriend. Also present is her niece Anna (Mariangela Melato) and her partner Claudia (Eleonora Giorgi). The existential immobility is shattered on the occasion of a sudden death, which forces them to face the consequences of the unstoppable passage of time ...
"Dimenticare Venezia" (To Forget Venice) is an elegant drama openly reminiscent of the cinema of Visconti, or the De Sica of "Il giardino dei Finzi Contini". Director Franco Brusati is also co-author of the screenplay, written together with Jaja Fiastri, enriched by flashbacks and almost dreamlike moments, such as the memory of a Christmas masquerade party in fairy-tale tones.
This is Italian-French co-production that in Italy won the David di Donatello Award for Best Film, and got an Academy Award nomination in the US for Best Foreign Language Film.
