A Lighter Burden to Bear

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A Lighter Burden to Bear (1998)

Directed by Elisabetta Lodoli

Comedy, Drama, TV Movie · 1h 33m

Rome, late 1990s. Military service is still compulsory, and to avoid it, Marco, an ambitious young architect already on the rise, chooses conscientious objection and the resulting alternative civilian service. However, he ends up in a rehabilitation center for the disabled, where he has to take care of a girl suffering from a severe form of muscular dystrophy. After a difficult start, marked by the intolerance of the young manager, who is not used to low-paid jobs, the two form a deep bond, and the architect says that thanks to the girl, his civil service has been less difficult.

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Cast

Giovanna Mezzogiorno Elena Stefano Accorsi Marco Lorenza Indovina Claudia Tommaso Ragno Paolo Sergio Albelli Daniele Libero De Rienzo Oscar
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Cecilia Sacchi madre di Elena Antonio Carli Riccardo Paolo Bonanni Giuseppe
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Antonio Matessich Cugino di Elena Francesco Maria Dominedò Saverio

Crew

Director
Elisabetta Lodoli
Screenplay
Sandro Petraglia, Domenico Starnone, Federico Starnone
Director of Photography
Roberto Forza
Editor
Claudio Di Mauro
Producer
Giuliana Del Punta, Michele Placido

Details

Original title
Più leggero non basta
Release date
1998-12-08
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Original language
IT
Spoken languages
Italian
Countries
Italy
Production
Paso Doble Film S.r.l.