Welcome to Home Gori

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Welcome to Home Gori
Italian Benvenuti in casa Gori
Directed by Alessandro Benvenuti
Produced by Francesco Nuti
Starring Carlo Monni
Edited bySergio Montanari
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Welcome to Home Gori (Italian : Benvenuti in casa Gori) is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti.

Contents

It is based on a comedy play with the same name by Ugo Chiti and the same Benvenuti. [1] For her performance Ilaria Occhini was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress. [2] The film has a sequel, Return to Home Gori .

Plot

The film is set in a house in a Tuscan landscape, has an ironic content and a Christmas frame. The film is divided into 5 episodes: The Family, The Lunch, Unexpected Pregnancy, The Videotape and Epilogue.

Cast

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN   8877424230.
  2. Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN   8877422211.