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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
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Gianni Di Gregorio
Gianni Di Gregorio
Maria Calì. | | | Directors | | | Screenwriters | | Running Time
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Mid-August Lunch
Rome is where the heart lies
Plot
A middle-aged man has sacrificed living a full independent life to care for the mother he is devoted to. Review
The Rome of yesteryear casts shadows over Gianni Di Gregorio’s charming debut, in which he also stars as a sixtysomething whose social life has been severely curtailed by his devotion to his 93 year-old mother. His dedication becomes positively heroic when he welcomes a trio of dotty dears to spend the midsummer holiday in their snug Trastevere apartment.
Making exquisite use of the musty rooms that are his mother’s entire world, this semi-improvised saga is atmospherically photographed and exquisitely designed. But it’s the gently farcical interaction and cutting dialogue of the non-professional cast that makes this so enticing.
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Mid-August Lunch
Released: 07 December 2009
None.
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Verdict
The semi-improvised performances and gently nostalgic tone makes this endearing and captivating.
Reviewed by David Parkinson
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