2010
May 2010
Sunday 2 May 2010
Sun 2 May, 2 pm. Seven Congress Square, Portland, 04101. 207-775-6148, info@portlandmuseum.org. Portland Museum of Art - [events]
Friday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, 2 p.m. NR The charismatic Gianni Di Gregorio stars in his directorial debut Mid-August Lunch—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 humor, middle-aged Gianni resides with his 93-year-old mother in their ancient apartment. The condo debts are mounting, but if Gianni 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 also shows up with an auntie, and then a doctor friend appears with his mother in tow…Can Gianni keep four such lively mam
Winner of numerous prizes at international festivals, Mid-August Lunch is both a warmly vibrant family drama and a delicately balanced comedy of manners.
In Italian with English subtitles.
“A surefire pleaser… (its) gentle feel-good vibes and Cassavetes-inspired camerawork can straddle both popular and critical tastes.” Jay Weissberg, Variety
Starring Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, and Marina Cacciotti
Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio, 2010
RT: 75 min.