The family assembles mechanically, as if hypnotized. Vittorio is wheeled in. Ginevra holds her belly. Emanuele stands at the edge, trembling. Massimo forces a smile.
– The doll in the daughter’s arms bleeds from its blank face. Not red. Black. Thick. Moves against gravity. TV 666 - RITRATTO DI FAMIGLIA - Episode 1
Lucia, a moody and artistic teenager, rolls her eyes. "Great, because we don't have enough skeletons in our closet already." The family assembles mechanically, as if hypnotized
Elio receives an anonymous letter delivered by hand—no postmark. Inside is a polaroid of a painting and a key. The painting depicts a noble family from the 1600s, but their faces are blurred out, smeared as if painted with violent strokes. A voiceover (Elio’s recording) tells us: "They say if you fix the faces, you release the souls." Emanuele stands at the edge, trembling