Sympathy for the Lobster

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Sympathy for the Lobster
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Directed by Sabina Guzzanti
CinematographyCaroline Champetier
Production
companies
Fandango
Secol Superbo e Sciocco Produzioni
Release date
  • September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)(Venice Film Festival)

Sympathy for the Lobster (Italian : Le ragioni dell'aragosta) is a 2007 Italian mockumentary film written, directed and starred by Sabina Guzzanti. [1] [2] The film premiered out of competition at the 64th Venice International Film Festival. [3]

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References

  1. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
  2. Jay Weissberg (September 13, 2007). "Review: 'Sympathy for the Lobster'". Variety . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. Maurizio Porro (September 25, 2007). "Vero o finto? Il clan Guzzanti gioca tra show, reality e satira". Corriere della Sera . Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  4. "Premio Brian alla mostra di Venezia 2007". 6 November 2008.