L'uomo nero (The Cezanne Affair)
Directed by Sergio Rubini, 2009, 124 minutes
Gabriele Rossetti returns to southern Italy to say a last farewell to his father Ernesto, a former stationmaster in a small town not far from Bari. The old man reawakens in Gabriele memories of his childhood, of his loving, beautiful mother and fun-seeking uncle, of his friends, but also of Ernesto's irascibility and exasperation over his thwarted attempts to follow his artistic ambitions. Throughout his life, Ernesto believed he was destined to become a famous painter and was willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of his beloved masters, including his own pride. Gabriele was never able to accept this humiliation and was determined to never turn out like his father. Years later, through chance and circumstances, Gabriele begins to understand Ernesto and see what sort of person his father really was.
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