Keswick Film Club - Mia Madre

Synopsis

Director Nanni Moretti returns to the winning ways of his earlier The Son's Room with another 'family drama'. What's it about? "Try as she may to play the hard-nosed pro on set, Margherita is swept up in the emotional turmoil of moving out of her boyfriend's apartment and dealing with a teenage daughter and a hospitalized mom. All this inevitably boils over into the political film she's making about factory workers at odds with management" - Deborah Young, Hollywood Reporter.

Mixing in a dose of comedy (John Turturro plays the American lead in her film) makes Mia Madre "a tremendously smart and enjoyable movie" - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian