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Merry Christmas… Happy New Year (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 100 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Luigi Comencini
- Starring
- Michel Serrault, Francesca Neri, Mattia Sbragia, Paolo Graziosi, Virna Lisi, Ida Eccher
A long‑married couple (Michel Serrault and Virna Lisi) are forced to live apart when they can’t afford rent on their longtime apartment, each moving in with a child. Their separation rekindles old passion, prompting secret hotel rendez‑vous. Fed up, they elope and find peace as lighthouse keepers on Sicily’s coast.
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