What Time Is It? (Che Ora È)
TITLE
What Time Is It? (Che Ora È)
DIRECTOR
Ettore Scola
COUNTRY
Italy, France
YEAR
1989
DURATION
97′
GENRE
Comedy, Drama
What Time Is It? (Che Ora È)
The visit of a lawyer to his military son is an opportunity to recall the past, discuss the future and find a meeting point between two diametrically opposite personalities.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (born 10 May 1931) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. Scola was born in Trevico, province of Avellino (Campania). He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and directed his first movie, LET'S TALK ABOUT WOMEN (1964). Scola enjoyed international success with WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH (1974), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italy life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. He won the Prix de la mise en scène at Cannes FF for BRUTTI, SPORCHI E CATTIVI (1976). Since then Ettore Scola has made several successful films, including A SPECIAL DAY (1977), THAT NIGHT IN VARENNES (1982), WHAT TIME IS IT? (1989) and CAPTAIN FRACASSA'S JOURNEY (1990) and THE DINNER (1998). Ettore Scola has directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. In 1988 he was a member of the jury at Cannes FF. His last film was HOW STRANGE TO BE NAMED FEDERICO: SCOLA NARRATES FELLINI (2013).
- DirectorEttore Scola
- ScreenplayEttore Scola
- Cinematography Luciano Tovoli
- Cast
- Editing Raimondo Crociani
- Producer/s Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleWhat Time Is It? (Che Ora È)
- Project TypeComedy, Drama
- Completion Date2 January 1989
- Country of originItaly, France
- Country of filmingItaly, France
- LanguageItalian
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Ettore Scola
Ettore Scola (born 10 May 1931) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. Scola was born in Trevico, province of Avellino (Campania). He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and directed his first movie, LET'S TALK ABOUT WOMEN (1964). Scola enjoyed international success with WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH (1974), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italy life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. He won the Prix de la mise en scène at Cannes FF for BRUTTI, SPORCHI E CATTIVI (1976). Since then Ettore Scola has made several successful films, including A SPECIAL DAY (1977), THAT NIGHT IN VARENNES (1982), WHAT TIME IS IT? (1989) and CAPTAIN FRACASSA'S JOURNEY (1990) and THE DINNER (1998). Ettore Scola has directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. In 1988 he was a member of the jury at Cannes FF. His last film was HOW STRANGE TO BE NAMED FEDERICO: SCOLA NARRATES FELLINI (2013).
