The Cesaronis
Giulio is a widower, struggling to raise three sons, Marco, Rudi, and Mimmo, as best he can. He lives in Rome's working-class Garbatella neighborhood and runs a wine shop with his two brothers. Lucia, meanwhile, comes from Milan's middle-class background; she's divorced and trying to rebuild her life with her two daughters, Eva and Alice. The two meet by chance and recognize each other: they had a fling as teenagers, many years earlier. Yet first love is never forgotten, and so Giulio and Lucia find themselves together again. Their meeting, however, changes not only the lives of a man and a woman, but also those of two families as different as could be. Two families who find themselves living under the same roof without even having had the time to get to know each other well.
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Seasons
When Lucia and Giulio, former lovers, reunite after years, sparks fly and a new, chaotic extended family is born in the heart of Garbatella. Between secret loves, teenage jealousies, long-standing friendships, and everyday hassles, the Cesaronis learn to know, love, and survive under the same roof.
1.Betrothed / I Can't See Clearly
07-09-20061h 45mGiulio Cesaroni and Lucia Cudicini, he a widower, she separated, meet again after twenty years in Rome. They realize they still love each other and decide to get married, so Lucia'...
2.The Wedding of the Century / 127 Rustica
14-09-20061h 44mLucia discovers Sergio's deception and Giulio, having escaped danger, immerses himself once again in the preparations: he wants his wedding party to be unforgettable for the entire...
3.The Perfect Father / The Handcuffs of Love
14-09-20061h 42mAfter a meeting with the school psychologist, Giulio tries to imitate Lucia in his relationship with his children, who are worried about their father's change. Meanwhile, Lucia fee...
4.Try Again Cesare / It's Not Jealousy
21-09-20061h 47mMarco and Giulio have a tough fight over the young man's decision to become a musician. Meanwhile, Lucia receives a beautiful necklace as a gift from an anonymous admirer. The woma...
5.The Gifted / All the President's Men
28-09-20061h 45mRudi takes part in a psychological test and the result, to everyone's surprise, is that the boy is a genius. Giulio, enthusiastic, does everything to satisfy his son's needs and st...
6.Marta / Jokes Aside
29-09-20061h 46mGiulio must serve a two-match suspension as the Romulan coach following a heated argument with a referee and is forced to ask Ezio to replace him on the field. Meanwhile, little Mi...
7.The Masetti War / Arrivals and Departures
05-10-20061h 44mEzio and Stefania argue furiously and involve Giulio and Lucia in their delusions. Meanwhile Marco wins a music competition but is sad because he would like to confess his love to...
8.America's Uncle / Seduced and Abandoned
21-09-200657 minWhile Augusto, out of the hospital, starts a relationship with Gabriella, Eva returns from Milan with her friend Beatrice. Giulio, hoping that Marco will fall in love with her and...
9.In the Shadow of the Colosseum / Appearances Can Be Deceiving
15-10-20061h 42mGabriella, upset by Augusto's abandonment, shows up at the Cesaroni house accompanied by a fortune teller, who instills in Ezio the doubt that Walter is not really his son. After u...
10.Spring / Houston, We've Got a Problem
22-10-20061h 40mRudi is growing up and seems to be morbidly attracted to girls. So Giulio, not without embarrassment, begins to address the topic of sex with his children. Rudi, however, wants to...
11.Instructions for Use / Bad Influences
29-10-20061h 40mGiulio needs to spend more time with his children and, in agreement with Cesare, hires a maid, Daniela. The woman, however, falls in love with him and the innkeeper must try in eve...
12.The Last Chance / Cleaning School
05-11-20061h 44mGiulio helps Rudi study for his class test, but the boy gets a bad grade for the umpteenth time. Meanwhile, the school newspaper edited by Alice reports a secret relationship betwe...
13.Derby of the Heart / A Sea of Troubles
12-11-20061h 45mWhile Eva tries to win over Marco, who is distressed by the end of his relationship with Rachele, Giulio and Cesare find themselves in trouble with the tax authorities. With financ...
- Ep 14
14.Arrivi e partenze
05-10-200655 minAfter years of absence, Augusto Cesaroni, Giulio and Cesare's brother, leaves the United States and returns to Rome. Giulio, who has always believed Augusto to be a rich and powerf...
- Ep 15
15.Lo zio d'America
08-10-200649 minWhile Augusto, out of the hospital, starts a relationship with Gabriella, Eva returns from Milan with her friend Beatrice. Giulio, hoping that Marco will fall in love with her and...
- Ep 16
16.Sedotta e abbandonata
08-10-200653 minGiulio, Cesare and Ezio are about to leave for the traditional fishing trip when Sergio, seriously ill, shows up again. The three, suspicious of the sudden arrival of Lucia's ex, k...
- Ep 17
17.All'ombra del Colosseo
15-10-200651 minGabriella, upset by Augusto's abandonment, shows up at the Cesaroni house accompanied by a fortune teller, who instills in Ezio the doubt that Walter is not really his son. After u...
- Ep 18
18.L'apparenza inganna
15-10-200653 minAlice hangs out with a bully named Riccardo who, in order to be accepted by Giulio, tries to appear serious and studious. When the innkeeper, with Rudi's help, discovers the boy's...
- Ep 19
19.Primavera
22-10-200647 minRudi is growing up and seems to be morbidly attracted to girls. So Giulio, not without embarrassment, begins to address the topic of sex with his children. Rudi, however, wants to...
- Ep 20
20.Houston, abbiamo un problema
22-10-200656 minAfter a strange phone call, Giulio becomes convinced that Lucia is being pursued by a man. After entrusting his children to the care of Ezio and Stefania, the innkeeper leaves for...
- Ep 21
21.Istruzioni per l'uso
29-10-200657 minGiulio needs to spend more time with his children and, in agreement with Cesare, hires a maid, Daniela. The woman, however, falls in love with him and the innkeeper must try in eve...
- Ep 22
22.Cattive influenze
29-10-200646 minLittle Mimmo is in love with his classmate Sara, who plays the princess in the school play. The child, in order to be close to her, accepts the part of the maid of honor and asks L...
- Ep 23
23.L'ultima occasione
05-11-200647 minGiulio helps Rudi study for his class test, but the boy gets a bad grade for the umpteenth time. Meanwhile, the school newspaper edited by Alice reports a secret relationship betwe...
- Ep 24
24.Scuola di pulizia
05-11-20061hAt school Rudi and Alice compete for the role of gang leader, while Lucia, depressed by her absence from teaching, devotes herself with obsessive attention to household chores, wor...
- Ep 25
25.Derby del cuore
12-11-200649 minWhile Eva tries to win over Marco, who is distressed by the end of his relationship with Rachele, Giulio and Cesare find themselves in trouble with the tax authorities. With financ...
- Ep 26
26.Un mare di guai
12-11-200659 minLucia plans a group vacation at a campsite in Sardinia, but friends and relatives have other plans and one by one they back out, so Giulio and Lucia are forced to leave alone. Eva,...
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