Tottering in the Dark
Tottering in the Dark
1987, Italian. Directed by Antonietta De Lillo & Giorgio Magliulo.
An elderly trio tries to adjust to each other when they all move into an apartment in Rome. When Giovanni (Ricardo Cucciolla) inherits the unit, he invites the Russian immigrant Maria (Marina Vlady) and his shy friend from college Teo (Luigi Pistilli) to live with him. Maria tries to get Teo to marry her friend so she can receive Italian citizenship. The three do their best to live in harmony in this bittersweet drama.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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- Released
- 31 January 1987
- Original title
- Una casa in bilico
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Giuditta Rinaldi, Antonietta De Lillo, Giorgio Magliulo
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Tottering in the Dark runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Tottering in the Dark isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 January 1987. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked Tottering in the Dark, try Five Seconds, Finally Dawn, Things We Don't Say.
Who directed Tottering in the Dark?
Tottering in the Dark (1987) was directed by Antonietta De Lillo and Giorgio Magliulo and stars Marina Vlady, Riccardo Cucciolla, Luigi Pistilli.