Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.
Credits
Tenderness Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Giovanna Mezzogiorno
She was 42, now 50 years old
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as Elena |
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Micaela Ramazzotti
She was 38, now 45 years old
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as Michela |
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Greta Scacchi
She was 57, now 64 years old
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as Aurora |
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Elio Germano
He was 36, now 44 years old
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as Fabio |
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Salvatore Cantalupo
He was 57, 59 years old when he died
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as Satriano |
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Renato Carpentieri
He was 74, now 81 years old
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as Lorenzo |
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Giuseppe Zeno
He was 40, now 48 years old
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as Giulio |
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Giovanni Esposito
He was 46, now 54 years old
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as Davide |
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Maria Nazionale
She was 48, now 55 years old
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as Rossana |
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Enzo Casertano
He was 46, now 54 years old
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as il portiere |
Tenderness Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Maurizio Millenotti as Costume Design. He was 70 (now 78) years old
|
Costume & Make-Up |
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Simona Paggi as Editor. She was 54 (now 61) years old
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Editing |
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Franco Piersanti as Original Music Composer. He was 67 (now 74) years old
|
Sound |
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Gianni Amelio as Director. He was 72 (now 79) years old
|
Directing |
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Gianni Amelio as Screenplay. He was 72 (now 79) years old
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Writing |
