The Staggering Girl

The Staggering Girl

2019 · 37 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

Francesca, an Italian-American writer who lives in New York, must return to Rome to retrieve her aging mother. There, the ghosts of her childhood will come to her through her mother's art.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino · Written by Michael Mitnick

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Julianne Moore Francesca
Marthe Keller Old Sofia
Kyle MacLachlan Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
KiKi Layne Adut
Alba Rohrwacher Vera
Edoardo Gabbriellini Patrizio
Arianna Pesce Young Francesca
Mia Goth Young Sofia
Sergio Di Nitto Tony
Camilla Martellino Teen Francesca
Maria Carla Boscono Dancing Woman
Dalma Callado Dancing Woman

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