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Dear Diary
Dear Diary

Dear Diary

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Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.33/10

Release Date

12 November 1993

Country

Italy

Cast

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Gerardo

Antonio Neiwiller

Antonio Neiwiller

Mayor of Stromboli

Claudia Della Seta

Claudia Della Seta

Second couple #1

Lorenzo Alessandri

Lorenzo Alessandri

Second couple #2

Raffaella Lebboroni

Raffaella Lebboroni

First couple #1

Marco Paolini

Marco Paolini

First couple #2

Moni Ovadia

Moni Ovadia

Lucio

Riccardo Zinna

Riccardo Zinna

Resident of Alicudi

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Self

Alexandre Rockwell

Alexandre Rockwell

Self

Conchita Airoldi

Conchita Airoldi

Resident of Panarea

Giulio Base

Giulio Base

Car driver

Giovanna Bozzolo

Giovanna Bozzolo

Actor in the Italian film

Sebastiano Nardone

Sebastiano Nardone

Actor in the Italian film

Roberto Nobile

Roberto Nobile

Last dermatologist

Antonio Petrocelli

Antonio Petrocelli

Actor in the Italian film

Cristina Aubry

Cristina Aubry

Donatella Botti

Donatella Botti

Umberto Contarello

Umberto Contarello

Chinese doctors' assistant

Gianni Ferraretto

Gianni Ferraretto

Allergist

Pino Gentile

Pino Gentile

Prince of the dermatologists' stand-in

Sergio Lambiase

Sergio Lambiase

Second dermatologist

Valerio Magrelli

Valerio Magrelli

First dermatologist

Carlo Mazzacurati

Carlo Mazzacurati

Film critic

Yu Ming Lun

Yu Ming Lun

Chinese doctor

Serena Nono

Serena Nono

Reflexologist

Oreste Rotundo

Oreste Rotundo

Radiologist

Mario Schiano

Mario Schiano

Prince of dermatologists

Italo Spinelli

Italo Spinelli

Man on the wall in Spinaceto

Silvia Nono

Silvia Nono

Self (uncredited)

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