Graduation Party ( Festa di laurea )

Graduation Party (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Festa di laurea
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Mono )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1985 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Pupi Avati

Written By:
Pupi Avati
Antonio Avati

Actors:
Carlo Delle Piane ..... Nicola Porelli
Aurore Clément
Lidia Broccolino
Nik Novecento
Dario Parisini
Cesare Barbetti
Fiorenza Tessari
Adriana Innocenti
Davide Celli

Synopsis:

The endearing efforts of a divorced, simple baker to capture the attentions of a bourgeois society woman fuel the action in this comedy by Pupi Avati. It is 1950 and the coastal town of Rimini is about to experience another influx of the monied elite who come to wile away their time in elegant beach houses. Among them is the wealthy Gaia (Aurore Clement), her philandering husband, and her daughter Sandra (Lidia Broccolino). Vanni the baker (Carlo Delle Piane) is excited because he has been infatuated with the beautiful Gaia for 10 years now. When Gaia asks him to prepare a graduation party for her daughter Sandra, Vanni pulls out all the stops and sinks into debt to do a good job. Meanwhile, his son Nicola (Nik Novecento) is chasing after Sandra. Without any way of knowing beforehand, Vanni is heading toward total disaster - and an education on the morals of the worst of the Italian bourgeoisie.

The bittersweet story of a simple man's devotion to his former employer, the beautiful owner of an abandoned, dilapidated villa in which she wants to hold her daughter's graduation party. Against all the odds, Vanni manages to renovate the villa in time. His efforts are wasted but his dignity remains intact.

A graduation party thrown by a quiet confectioner for the daughter of his secret beloved turns into a disaster, full of envy and nasty actions. But the film made from the event shows a different version, where a fake feeling of joy takes the place of wicked reality.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 March, 2006.

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