Mid-August Lunch
| Mid-August Lunch | |
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 Theatrical movie poster | |
| Directed by | Gianni Di Gregorio |
| Produced by | Matteo Garrone |
| Written by |
Gianni Di Gregorio Simone Riccardini |
| Starring |
Gianni Di Gregorio Valeria De Franciscis Marina Cacciotti Maria Cali Nazan Kırılmış |
| Edited by | Marco Spoletini |
| Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Mid-August Lunch (originally released as Pranzo di ferragosto) is a 2008 Italian comedy-drama and the directorial debut of Italian actor and screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio. It was produced by Italian writer-director Matteo Garrone whose 2008 film Gomorrah was co-written by Di Gregorio. It currently is being distributed in the US by Zeitgeist Films.[1]
Plot
Gianni (Gianni Di Gregorio), a broken man with mounting condo debts, is forced to entertain his 93-year-old mother and three other feisty women during Italy’s biggest summer holiday, Ferragosto. The other women include the mothers of his landlord and doctor, who will forgive his debts in exchange for his service.
Awards and nominations
The film won the Grand Prix Award and the Audience Award at the International Film Festival Bratislava,[2] and also won the FIPRESCI Award. It was awarded the "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 65th Venice Film Festival in 2008. Additionally, it won awards at several other film festivals including the David Di Donatello Awards, the Satyajit Ray Award at the London Film Festival, and the Golden Snail award at the Academy of Food and Film in Bologna.
Cast
- Gianni Di Gregorio
- Valeria De Franciscis
- Maria Cali
- Grazia Cesarini Sforza
- Marina Cacciotti
- Alfonso Santagata