Variety
Tognazzi's romantic comedy proves more effective as a resort showcase than as an emotionally involving narrative.
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A Five Star Life
Margherita Buy (The Red and the Blue) leads this Italian romantic drama as Irene, a hotel fanatic who travels the world visiting, experiencing and judging these five-star locales – casting feedback on everything from the etiquette of the staff to the clarity of the wine served. But as articulate as her critiques are, she’s unable to turn that same critical eye on herself and her personal life.
2013Rating: M, Offensive language79 minsItalyItalian with English subtitles
DramaRomanceWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Maria Sole Tognazzi ('The Man Who Loves', 'Past Perfect')
- Writer:
- Maria Sole TognazziFrancesca MarcianoIvan Cotroneo
- Cast:
- Margherita BuyStefano AccorsiHenry ArnoldEirik BarAlessia BarelaJacopo Maria BicocchiLesley Manville
A Five Star Life / Reviews
The New York Times
Narratively and emotionally, this weirdly becalmed trifle ends up almost exactly where it started.
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Los Angeles Times
Putting her seemingly content protagonist through very low-key emotional crises, Tognazzi gently explores what it means to be unmarried, middle-aged and female.
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