12 - 21 November 2009

Mid-August Lunch / Pranzo di ferragosto

If you onlyever watch one film about a middle-aged Italian looking after 4 elderly ladiesin a small flat, make sure this is the one. It’s an excellent film, withoutpretensions, beautifully acted, and saying as much about the meaning of life asmany higher profile movies. Giovanni is skint, but does his best to survive, aswell as looking after his mum as only an Italian son would do. When it becomesboth necessary and desirable that he should temporarily absorb three moreladies into his entourage, he does so with a combination of grace andreluctance. It’s short, sweet and thoroughly delightful.  PR

For a small synopsis and movie review, visit the rotten tomatoes site at rottentomatoes.com/midaugustlunch

To download the Mid-August Lunch film note by Thomas Adamson, click here!

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