La Luna 44 years old

Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.

La Luna

While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.

Credits

La Luna Cast

Name Character
Alida Valli She was 58, 84 years old when she died as Madre di Giuseppe
Matthew Barry He was 16, now 61 years old as Joe Silveri
Roberto Benigni He was 26, now 71 years old as Tappezziere
Jill Clayburgh She was 35, 66 years old when she died as Caterina Silveri
Carlo Verdone He was 28, now 73 years old as Direttore del Caracalla
Renato Salvatori He was 46, 55 years old when he died as Comunista
Fred Gwynne He was 53, 66 years old when he died as Douglas Winter
Franco Citti He was 44, 80 years old when he died as Avventore nel bar
Veronica Lazăr She was 40, 75 years old when she died as Marina
Peter Eyre He was 37, now 82 years old as Edward

La Luna Crew

Name Department
Giovanni Bertolucci as Producer. Production
Ennio Morricone as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Sound
Bernardo Bertolucci as Director. He was 38 (77) years old when He died Directing
Bernardo Bertolucci as Writer. He was 38 (77) years old when He died Writing
Gabriella Cristiani as Editor. She was 30 (now 74) years old Editing
La Luna poster
La Luna (44 years)

Between a mother and son. Between the delicate boundaries of love.

  • Release day: Wednesday, August 29, 1979
  • Runtime: 142 minutes