A Five Star Life

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A Five Star Life
A Five Star Life.jpg
Directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi
Starring
Cinematography Arnaldo Catinari
Edited by Walter Fasano
Music byGabriele Roberto
Running time
85 minutes
Box office$2,440,993 [1]

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]

Contents

Cast

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". [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

List of Accolades
Award / Film FestivalCategoryRecipient(s)Result
67th Silver Ribbon Awards [8] Best Comedy Maria Sole TognazziWon
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 ActressMargherita BuyWon
Best Supporting ActorStefano AccorsiNominated
Best ScreenwriterIvan Cotroneo, Francesca Marciano and Maria Sole TognazziNominated

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