The feast in August
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The feast in August |
| Original title | Pranzo di ferragosto |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 75 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gianni Di Gregorio |
| script | Gianni Di Gregorio Simone Riccardini |
| production | Matteo Garrone |
| camera | Gian Enrico Bianchi |
| cut | Marco Spoletini |
| occupation | |
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The feast in August (original title: Pranzo di ferragosto ) is an Italian film from 2008.
action
Rome in August . It's hot and the Romans are fleeing to the countryside. However, Giovanni cannot go on vacation. The man in his fifties has to look after his old mother. He cooks for her and reads from novels to her. When the caretaker Luigi approaches Giovanni with a request, the peaceful life of mother and son changes. Luigi persuades Giovanni to take care of Luigi's mother for two days. Giovanni initially refuses; However, when he receives debt relief from the property manager in compensation, he accepts. But, surprisingly, Luigi's mother does not come alone. Aunt Maria has to do without her carer at short notice and also needs care. When Giovanni's family doctor finally delivers his mother Grazia to him because he has night shifts, a shared flat for the elderly is created for which Giovanni cooks. At first, the four old women do not get along and refuse to live together. With the Ferragosto feast , however, a lively get-together of the old women develops over wine and other delicacies. The women want this festival to never end.
background
The old actresses are amateur actresses who made their screen debut with this film in old age. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2008 and was released in German cinemas on April 30, 2009.
Reviews
"[...] a comedy of inadequacies in which people drink a lot, eat well and laugh a lot."
"[...] a digitally filmed, five-quarter-hour short, midsummer comedy that is produced with limited resources and makes you laugh in your throat."
Awards
The film received the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for the best directorial debut at the Venice Film Festival in 2008 and the David di Donatello in 2009 , also for the best directorial debut. At the London Film Festival in 2008 the film won the Satyajit Ray Award . The film was nominated for the European Film Prize in the categories of script and audience award.
Web links
- Mid-August Lunch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Der Tagesspiegel, April 30, 2009
- ^ New Germany, April 30, 2009
- ↑ Website of the Accademia del Cinema Italiano - Premi David di Donatello ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
