The Ties

The Ties

2020 · 100 min · IT · 6.7 (186 votes)
Dir. Daniele Luchetti · Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini
Drama

Naples, early 1980s. The strained marriage between Aldo and Vanda is fractured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, his infidelity. Equally hurt and bewildered, Vanda attempts to hide her pain from the couple's two school-age kids, lest they discover that their cramped apartment is not a home of trust and love. 30 years later, Aldo and Vanda are still tied together, but their relationship with each other and their children continues to be defined by what happened all those years ago.

VIBE

A quiet, simmering drama about the enduring, often painful, bonds of marriage. It feels like watching a slow unraveling, where resentment and obligation intertwine, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.

melancholictensesomberresignedslow-burncharacter-driven dramadomestic realismperiod piecemarriageinfidelityfamilyresentment
marriage crisis