Tilda Swinton stars in this drama by Italian director Luca Guadagnino. Set among the upper classes in turn-of-the-millennium Milan, the film opens with a formal lunch party in which ailing patriarch Edoardo Sr (Gabriele Ferzetti) celebrates his birthday by passing the family business over to his son Tancredi (Pippo Delbono) and grandson Edoardo Jr (Flavio Parenti). Tensions soon begin to show beneath the smooth, controlled veneer of the Recchi family as Tancredi's wife, Russian-born Emma (Swinton), succumbs to the inelegant forces of passion and unconditional love.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Producer: Luca Guadagnino
Producer: Francesco Melzi d'Eril
Producer: Marco Morabito
Producer: Tilda Swinton
Producer: Alessandro Usai
Producer: Massimiliano Violante
Writer: Luca Guadagnino
Writer: Barbara Alberti
Writer: Ivan Cotroneo
Writer: Walter Fasano
Music: John Adams
Cinematographer: Yorick Le Saux
Actor: Tilda Swinton
Actor: Flavio Parenti
Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini
Actor: Alba Rohrwacher
Actor: Pippo Delbono
Actor: Diane Fleri
Actor: Maria Paiato
Actor: Marisa Berenson
Actor: Waris Ahluwalia
Actor: Gabriele Ferzetti
Music: John Adams