Mid-August Lunch (Pranzo Di Ferragosto) (U)
Monday 29 March 2010
7.30pm
At The Fisher Theatre

Director: Gianni di Gregorio. Italy 2008. 75 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles.

Cast: Alfonso Santagata, Gianni di Gregorio, Grazia Cesarini Sforza, Maria Cali, Marina Cacciotti and Valeria de Franciscis.

The charismatic Gianni Di Gregorio (co-writer of the hard hitting Gomorrah), stars in his directorial debut – an utterly charming tale of good food, feisty ladies and unlikely friendships during a very Roman holiday. Broke, and armed with only a glass of wine and a wry sense of humour, middle-aged Gianni resides with his 93-year-old mother in their ancient apartment. Gianni owes a lot of rent, but if he looks after the building manager’s mother during the Pranzo di Ferragosto (Italy’s biggest summer holiday, and the Feast of the Assumption), all will be forgiven. Then the manager turns up with an auntie, and then a doctor friend appears with his mother in tow… Can Gianni keep four such lively mamas well fed and happy in these cramped quarters?

Winner of numerous prizes at international festivals, including Best First Film at
Venice and the Satyajit Ray Audience Award at London, plus the Golden Snail at the
Academy of Food and Film in Bologna, Mid-August Lunch is both a warmly vibrant
family drama and a delicately balanced comedy of manners.

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