| Director | Mario Monicelli |
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Trieste and Saverio, an old couple, invite their four children, two sons-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren to their home in Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy, to celebrate Christmas. After a day spent eating and playing bingo, Trieste asks her children to decide amongst themselves which of them will take her and her husband to live with them, now that they are getting old. The children are initially pleased to hear that their parents want to see more of them, but no one wants to take on the responsibility of having them move into their home.