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Bologna, 1938. Michele Casali, un professore di disegno, ha una figlia adolescente con evidenti problemi psicologici. Michele cerca in tutti i modi di rassicurare la ragazza, tanto da crearle un mondo di illusioni, mentre la madre è assente dalla vita della famiglia. La situazione precipita quando Giovanna scopre che un compagno di classe, che pensa sia innamorato di lei, è in realtà l'amante della sua migliore amica.
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Giovanna's Father (2008)
104 min
Michele Casali is a middle-class professor in Fascist Italy who teaches at the same high school attended by his only daughter, Giovanna. A shy and sensitive girl, her insecurities are only magnified by Michele's overprotectiveness—reaching a point of no return.