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Mid-August Lunch |
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It’s no secret that many Italian men stay at home with mamma until they get married, or at least until mamma finally kicks them out into the big, bad world. But this low-key Italian charmer takes that idea to extreme lengths. Writer-director Gianni Di Gregorio (one of the writers on ‘Gomorrah’, but don’t expect any guns here) plays Gianni, a placid Roman in his fifties who lives with his elderly mum Valeria (Valeria De Franciscis), a refined 80 year old who always looks like she’s dressed for dinner at the Ritz back in 1963. Gianni di Gregorio Italy (2008) U 76 mins |
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