Mid-August Lunch
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DVD Details
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 5, 2010
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Zeitgeist Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Gianni Di Gregorio | |
Directed by | Gianni Di Gregorio | |
Produced by | Matteo Garrone |
Entertainment Reviews:
88%
TOMATOMETER
Di Gregorio keeps finding subtle ways to show that Gianni's begun to sense life has passed him by. -- Grade: B
A.V. Club
[A] very funny, very subtly observed 75 minutes....Shot handheld and mostly confined to the apartment, the film is a delightful feat.
Film Comment
4 stars out of 5 -- [T]horoughly delightful....MID-AUGUST LUNCH portrays and embraces the theme of the inevitable -- and natural -- passage of time with grace, dignity and humor.
Box Office
4 stars out of 5 -- A small, human-scaled 75-minute film about the necessity of companionship in general and the bonding nature of shared food and wine in particular, the droll MID-AUGUST is a tribute to the gentle skills of Italian filmmaker Gianni Di Gregorio...
Los Angeles Times
Product Description:
A man unexpectedly finds himself talking care of four women, three of whom he barely knows, in this sunny comedy from Italy. Gianni (Gianni di Gregorio) is a man in his mid-sixties who still lives with his mother; given that Valeria (Valeria De Franciscis) is well into her nineties, these days he looks after her rather than the other way around, though she remains quite spry given her age. Gianni and Valeria share an apartment in a building owned by Luigi (Alfonso Santagata); Gianni owes money on the rent, and Luigi, who wants to take off for the midsummer festivities of Ferragosto, makes him a deal -- Luigi will forgive the debt if his elderly mother, Marina (Marina Cacciotti), can stay with Gianni and Valeria for a few days. Gianni grudgingly agrees, but is upset when he discovers Luigi has also brought his aging aunt Maria (Maria Calì). Word apparently circulates that Gianni is running an informal home for the elderly, as his friend Marcello (Marcello Ottolenghi) stops by and drops off his mother, Grazia (Grazia Cesarini Sforza), for a day or two. While Gianni scrambles to look after the various needs of four elderly women, it soon becomes clear the ladies have strongly differing views on a number of subjects, making his job all the more difficult. PRANZO DI FERRAGOSTO (aka MID-AUGUST LUNCH) was written and directed by Gianni di Gregorio, who also played the harried son; it was the first directorial project for the veteran screenwriter.
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Product Info
- UPC: 795975112932
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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