The Terrace

A talky, rueful chamber piece where witty, disillusioned intellectuals dissect their failures over long conversations, leaving a lingering ache of faded ideals.

Directed by

Ettore Scola

Genres

Drama

Starring

Vittorio Gassman, Ugo Tognazzi, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Overview

A terrace in Rome is a recurrent gathering place for a group of friends from the intellectual upper-class. Their lives unfold and intertwine, as they struggle with aging, disappointment and disillusion, until they are left with the realization that their generation, and everything it stood for, is coming to an end.

How it feels

Melancholic, cynical, satirical and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Aging, identity, isolation, politics

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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