Misunderstood (Italian: Incompreso) is a 1966 Italian drama film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival.
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Plot
Duncombe is the UK Consul General in Florence, Italy. He becomes a widower when his two sons, Andrew and Miles, are still children. Andrew, the elder, apparently reacts with adult maturity to the loss of his mother, looking after little Miles in an attempt to find a way out of his early heart-crushing loss. Miles constantly blames Andrew for his own mischievous behavior, but his brother valiantly takes said blame, as his personality is that of a grown up, or at least that is what he tries to be. Because of the demands of his career, the father is often absent, both physically and emotionally, especially toward Andrew. It will be at the end that Duncombe will acknowledge his mistakes when finding himself at a father's point of no return.
Cast
Anthony Quayle (dubbed by Romolo Valli) as John Duncombe
Stefano Colagrande as Andrew
Simone Giannozzi as Miles
John Sharp as Uncle William
Adriana Facchetti as Luisa
Anna Maria Nardini as little girl in a movie theatre
Silla Bettini as a Judo teacher
Rino Benini as Casimirio
Giorgia Moll as Miss Judy
Graziella Granata as Dora