La valigia

Secluded from the rest of the world in a bare and anonymous room, an old man recalls the most important moments of his life thanks to the memories contained in a mysterious suitcase.

Cast

Rodolfo Bianchi

as Adult Victor (voice)

Roberto Herlitzka

as Old Victor (voice)

Alex Polidori

as Boy & Teenage Victor (voice)

Riccardo Suarez

as Child Victor (voice)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

An intense opening few bars of the score guide us inside a cobwebbed and dilapidated building. Within is an old man who loathes white? Why? Well Heaven is always represented as a bright white light - and you never go there alive, do you? With his suitcase packed on his bed, he has the appearance of ...

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