Giovanna's Father (Italian: Il papà di Giovanna) is a 2008 Italian drama film directed by Pupi Avati.
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Plot
In Bologna in the late 1930s, Michele Casali (Silvio Orlando) teaches design at the same institute where his daughter Giovanna (Alba Rohrwacher) studies. Michele is a loving father, but overprotective. He does not recognize the mental health problems of his daughter and cannot save her when she is committed to a mental institution after killing her best friend.
Cast
Silvio Orlando: Michele Casali
Francesca Neri: Delia Casali
Alba Rohrwacher: Giovanna Casali
Ezio Greggio: Sergio Ghia
Serena Grandi: Lella Ghia
Manuela Morabito: Elide Traxler
Gianfranco Jannuzzo: Preside Apolloni
Paolo Graziosi: Andrea Taxler
Valeria Bilello: Marcella Taxler