A Five Star Life (Italian: Viaggio sola, also known as I Travel Alone) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi.[2][3] For her performance, Margherita Buy won the David di Donatello for Best Actress.[4] The film also won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Comedy.[5]
| A Five Star Life | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Maria Sole Tognazzi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arnaldo Catinari |
| Edited by | Walter Fasano |
| Music by | Gabriele Roberto |
Running time | 85 minutes |
| Box office | $2,440,993[1] |
Cast
edit- Margherita Buy: Irene
- Stefano Accorsi: Andrea
- Fabrizia Sacchi: Silvia
- Gianmarco Tognazzi: Tommaso
- Alessia Barela: Fabiana
- Lesley Manville: Kate Sherman
- Henry Arnold: Director
Reception
editCritical response
editA Five Star Life has an approval rating of 62% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Modest to a fault, A Five Star Life is worth seeing chiefly for Margherita Buy's marvelous work in the central role".[6] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
Accolades
edit| List of Accolades | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 67th Silver Ribbon Awards[8] | Best Comedy | Maria Sole Tognazzi | Won |
| Best Producer | Donatella Botti | Nominated | |
| Best Story | Ivan Cotroneo Francesca Marciano and Maria Sole Tognazzi | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Margherita Buy | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Fabrizia Sacchi | Nominated | |
| Best Costumes | Daniela Ciancio | Nominated | |
| 58th David di Donatello Awards[9] | Best Script | Ivan Cotroneo Francesca Marciano and Maria Sole Tognazzi | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Margherita Buy | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stefano Accorsi | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Fabrizia Sacchi | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Walter Fasano | Nominated | |
| 28th Ciak d'oro[10] | Best Actress | Margherita Buy | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stefano Accorsi | Nominated | |
| Best Screenwriter | Ivan Cotroneo, Francesca Marciano and Maria Sole Tognazzi | Nominated | |
References
edit- ^ "A Five Star Life (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Kaori Shoji (January 30, 2014). "Review: 'A Five Star Life'". Japan Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Jordan Mintzer (April 26, 2013). "I Travel Alone (Viaggio Sola): Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Silvia Fumarola (June 14, 2013). "Sei David per Giuseppe Tornatore trionfa ai David di Donatello 2013". La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Nastri d'argento "Viaggio sola" è la miglior commedia". Corriere della Sera. July 1, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "I Travel Alone". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "A Five Star Life". Metacritic.
- ^ "Nastri d'argento 2013 | vincitori". cineblog.it. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "David di Donatello 2014, i vincitori: miglior film Il capitale umano | Panorama". cultura.panorama.it. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Ciak d'oro 2014, a La Grande Bellezza otto premi. Paolo Virzì miglior regista - Il Fatto Quotidiano". ilfattoquotidiano.it. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.