The Circumstance
Apr 09 1974
•2h 37m
•Drama
Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.
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Ada Savelli
Laura, the Mother
Gaetano Porro
The Father
Raffaella Bianchi
Silvia
Mario Sireci
Tommaso
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