Mia Madre

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Mia madre
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Film poster
Directed by Nanni Moretti
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Arnaldo Catinari
Edited byClelio Benevento
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • 01 Distribution (Italy)
  • Le Pacte (France)
Release dates
  • 16 April 2015 (2015-04-16)(Italy)
  • 16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)(Cannes)
  • 2 December 2015 (2015-12-02)(France)
Running time
107 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
Languages
  • Italian
  • English

Mia madre (lit. '"My Mother"') is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Nanni Moretti. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. [4]

Contents

Plot

Margherita is a director working on a social-realist film about a factory strike called Noi siamo qui (We Are Here), starring American actor Barry Huggins as the factory owner. Huggins consistently fails to deliver his lines properly and the fraught nature of the shoot is exacerbated by unhelpful advice from Margherita to her actors. She breaks up with her boyfriend, an actor in the film, and is divorced from the father of her daughter, Livia. Her brother Giovanni has taken time off work to help care for their ailing mother, Ada, a retired classics teacher who has been hospitalised. Margherita comes to feel guilty for not taking on more responsibility for her mother and reflects on her often cold relations with her family, friends and colleagues.

Cast

Cast and director at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival Cannes 2015 15.jpg
Cast and director at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

Reception

Critical response

Mia Madre has an approval rating of 84% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 92 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Mia Madre explores thought-provoking themes with director/co-writer Nanni Moretti's reliably skillful blend of comedy and pathos". [5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [6]

Les Cahiers du cinéma placed the film 1st in their 2015 Top Ten chart [7] and featured Nanni Moretti on their November's cover. [8]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
AwardCategoryRecipients and nomineesResult
70th Silver Ribbon Awards Best Director Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Producer Nanni Moretti and Domenico Procacci Nominated
Best Screenplay Nanni Moretti, Valia Santella, and Francesco Piccolo Nominated
Best Actress Margherita Buy Won
Best EditingClelio BeneventoNominated
Best SoundAlessandro ZanonNominated
Special Nastro d'ArgentoGiulia LazzariniWon
68th Cannes Film Festival [9] Palme d'Or Nanni MorettiNominated
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Won
60th David di Donatello Awards [10] Best Film Nanni Moretti and Domenico ProcacciNominated
Best Director Nanni MorettiNominated
Best Script Nanni Moretti, Valia Santella and Francesco PiccoloNominated
Best Producer Nanni Moretti and Domenico ProcacciNominated
Best Actress Margherita BuyWon
Best Supporting Actress Giulia LazzariniWon
Best Supporting Actor Nanni MorettiNominated
Best MakeupEnrico IacoponiNominated
Best Editing Clelio BeneventoNominated
Best Sound Alessandro ZanonNominated
55th Globi d'oro Best FilmNanni MorettiNominated
Best ScriptNanni Moretti, Valia Santella, and Francesco PiccoloNominated
Best ActressMargherita BuyNominated
30th Ciak d'oro [11] Best DirectorNanni MorettiWon
Best ActressMargherita BuyWon
Best Supporting ActorNanni MorettiNominated
Best Supporting ActressGiulia LazzariniWon
Best ProducerNanni Moretti and Domenico ProcacciNominated
Best ScreenwriterNanni Moretti, Valia Santella, and Francesco PiccoloNominated
Best Sets and DecorationsPaola BizzarriNominated
Best Movie PosterInternozero comunicazioneNominated
28th European Film Awards Best Director Nanni Moretti Nominated
Best Actress Margherita Buy Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Mia Madre (15)". British Board of Film Classification . 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Official Selection". Cannes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Mia Madre (2016) , retrieved 5 June 2020
  6. ↑ Mia Madre , retrieved 5 June 2020
  7. ↑ "Top Ten 2015, Décembre 2015 – n°717". Cahiers du cinéma.
  8. ↑ "Nanni Moretti à Rome, Novembre 2015 n°716". Cahiers du cinéma.
  9. ↑ "Cannes Ecumenical Jury Prize 2015 awarded to 'Mia Madre' by Nanni Moretti". Protestant Federation of France. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "David di Donatello 2015, le cinquine: 16 nomination per "Anime nere", 14 per Martone". 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ciak D'Oro 2015, l'elenco dei premiati - TV Sorrisi & Canzoni". 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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