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[PAST EVENT] Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch)

November 18, 2019 - November 22, 2019
4pm - 6pm
Location
Swem Library, Botetourt Theatre
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
Access & Features
  • Open to the public
Mid-August Lunch - Pranzo di Ferragosto

Directed by: Gianni Di Gregorio

Release date: 2008

Awards: The film was awarded the "Luigi De Laurentiis" Award for a First Feature Film at the 65th Venice Film Festival in 2008.

Plot: Gianni, who is struggling to pay their flat's communal charges, is looking after his 93-year-old mother during Italy’s biggest summer holiday, Ferragosto. He makes end meet by looking after other elderly women for the holidays while their families go away, including the mothers of his landlord and doctor, who will forgive his debts in exchange.