| 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 |
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. For her performance, Margherita Buy won the David di Donatello for Best Actress. The film also won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Comedy.
Cast
- Margherita Buy: Irene
- Stefano Accorsi: Andrea
- Fabrizia Sacchi: Silvia
- Gianmarco Tognazzi: Tommaso
- Alessia Barela: Fabiana
- Lesley Manville: Kate Sherman
- Henry Arnold: Director
Reception
Critical response
A 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". Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Accolades
| List of Accolades | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Award / Film Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 67th Silver Ribbon Awards | 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 | 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 | Best Actress | Margherita Buy | Won |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stefano Accorsi | Nominated | |
| Best Screenwriter | Ivan Cotroneo, Francesca Marciano and Maria Sole Tognazzi | Nominated | |
References
- "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.
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