In this romantic story, a couple (Michel Serrault and Virna Lisi) who have been married for over forty years are forced to separate, one to each of their two children's families, when they can no longer pay the rent on their longtime apartment. Absence, in this case, refreshes their memory of the love they have shared, and they take to meeting one another furtively in hotel rooms for sex and affection. One summer, as each of their daughters families takes them on separate vacations, they have had enough, and elope, finding contentment as lighthouse keepers off the coast of Sicily.

Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Written by: Cristina Comencini & Luigi Comencini & Raffaele Festa Campanile
Release date: 1989-11-23
Runtime: 100 minutes
Cast:
Virna Lisi Virna Lisi
Elvira 
Mattia Sbragia Mattia Sbragia
Giorgio 
Consuelo Ferrara Consuelo Ferrara
Patrizia 
Tiziana Pini Tiziana Pini
Giannina 
Nar Sene Nar Sene
Abraham 
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