Mario (Alessio Boni Alessio Boni) and Nikolai (Luigilo Shoka Luigi Lo Cascio) are intimate brothers, but the poetry-loving Mario failed the exam because he disagreed with the professor. On the contrary, Nikolai won high marks from the medical professor for his favorite performance. Several of their friends meet for a graduation trip, but Mario brings another uninvited guest-he rescues the injured girl Zuozhen (Jessmintrica Jasmine Trinca) from a mental hospital. So the brothers decided to accompany her to find relatives. In the midst of the revolution, Mario abandoned his pen to join the army and chose to become a policeman, while Nikolai drifted away to become a psychiatrist. When the two brothers were reunited by the flood in Florence, Nikolay was married to the pianist Julian. Mario fell in love with photographer Mireira at first sight. Their relationship is also tested by social unrest. The six-hour film reflects the great social changes in Italy from 1966 to 2000 by telling the joys and sorrows of the Italian family. ...
8.5
