Commissioner's
Comment Nick Fraser
Storyville Series Editor
Another hairdressing salon, this one in the suburbs of Padua, and belonging to the filmmaker's mother.
The old ladies are surprisingly similar to the ones in Blackpool, but the heart of the film lies in a weary recognition of the fact that we spend almost our whole lives working and are never sure what to think when the time comes finally to be dragged away.
It is also a very funny study about small town life in Italy.