The Circumstance
1974, Italian. Directed by Ermanno Olmi.
Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ermanno OlmiDirector
- Ada SavelliLaura, the Mother
- Gaetano PorroThe Father
- Raffaella BianchiSilvia
- Mario SireciTommaso
- Massimo TabakBeppe, the Eldest Son
- Barbara PezzutoAnna, Beppe's Wife
- Giorgio RoncagliaThe Blind Boy
- Enrico BertoniCast
- Rodolfo BignamiCast
- Roberto BiragoCast
- Aleardo CoattiCast
- Renato FrancoCast
Details
- Released
- 9 April 1974
- Original title
- La circostanza
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Ermanno Olmi
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The Circumstance runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Circumstance isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 April 1974. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Circumstance, try The Girl in the Book, The Truth About Emanuel, Alex of Venice.
Who directed The Circumstance?
The Circumstance (1974) was directed by Ermanno Olmi and stars Ada Savelli, Gaetano Porro, Raffaella Bianchi.