Next Time the Fire

Overview

The study of semantics has convinced Amedio that things only have relative validity, and that everything is changeable. So it seems, because while on an Italian holiday with his family, he conceives the idea that his aging wife should assume the role of his mother, and his daughter, who has an infant son, should assume the role of his wife and lover. His real mother, an elderly invalid, dies just as this conceit begins to take form, and, inexplicably, the women placidly go along with this odd notion for a time, but eventually return to their former roles.

Cast

Jean Rochefort

Amedeo

Marie-Christine Barrault

Elena

Lila Kedrova

Mother

Jacqueline Lustig

Gloria

N/A

Lidija Kozlovič

Diana

Patrizia De Clara

Malvina

N/A

Silvia Mocci

Bride

Valerio Andrei

Groom