Family Diary

In post-war Rome in 1945, Enrico, an aspiring journalist struggling to make ends meet, receives devastating news that his younger brother Lorenzo has passed away. The brothers, raised in vastly different environments—Enrico with their loving yet impoverished grandmother and Lorenzo under the opulent care of a local aristocrat—shared a tumultuous relationship marked by love and hate. Enrico's obligation to shield Lorenzo in their reunion during the 1930s in Florence only served to deepen his sense of guilt-ridden responsibility towards his complex, self-indulgent sibling. This poignant tale delves into themes of familial duty, social class disparity, and the human capacity for both compassion and resentment amidst the backdrop of a rapidly changing Italy.