Next Time the Fire (1993)

The study of semantics has convinced Amedio that things only have relative validity, and that everything is changeable. So it seems, because while on an Italian holiday with his family, he conceives the idea that his aging wife should assume the role of his mother, and his daughter, who has an infant son, should assume the role of his wife and lover. His real mother, an elderly invalid, dies just as this conceit begins to take form, and, inexplicably, the women placidly go along with this odd notion for a time, but eventually return to their former roles.

Released Sept. 17, 1993 78 min None+

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Gam Film S.r.l., Istituto Luce-Italnoleggio Cinematografico, Erato Films, RSI, SRG SSR Canal+

Country: Italy
Production Countries: Switzerland, France, Italy
Languages: Italian