''Il pranzo della domenica'' (''Sunday Lunch'') is a 2003 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speakin ...

. For her performance

Giovanna Ralli Giovanna Ralli, (born 2 January 1935), is an Italian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ralli debuted as a child actress at 7; at 13 she made her theatrical debut, entering the stage company of Peppino De Filip ...

was nominated for

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award presented annually since 1946 by the '' Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film criti ...

, while

Rocco Papaleo Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Born in Lauria ( Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 19 ...

and

Maurizio Mattioli Maurizio Mattioli (born 3 June 1950) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, Mattioli started his career in 1973, when he appeared in the RAI variety show ''Dove sta Zazà''. He got his first successes as a member of th ...

were both nominated for

Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor The ''Nastro d'Argento'' (Silver Ribbon) is a film award assigned each year, since 1946, by ''Sindacato Nazionale dei Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' ("Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists"), the association of Italian film critics. ...

Plot

Franca Malorni has three daughters with whom she has an obsessive relationship. In fact, she can not break away from them and pretend that every Sunday the girls are from her to eat lunch with their families. When Franca breaks femur and goes to the hospital, the three daughters begin to think about the will...

Cast

Massimo Ghini Massimo Ghini (born 12 October 1954) is an Italian actor. Life He has worked with Franco Zeffirelli, Giorgio Strehler, Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, and Gabriele Lavia, among others. He has been married to actress Nancy Brilli, and is the father ...

: Massimo Papi *

Elena Sofia Ricci Elena Sofia Barucchieri (born 29 March 1962), known by the stage name Elena Sofia Ricci (), is an Italian actress. She is known, among other things, for playing Sister Angela in the Italian television series . Biography Born in Florence, afte ...

: Sofia Lo Iacono *

Barbara De Rossi Barbara De Rossi (born 9 August 1960) is an Italian actress who has combined a career in international cinema with longstanding popularity in Italian television. Biography Barbara De Rossi was born in 1960 in Rome to an Italian wine importer and ...

: Barbara *

Galatea Ranzi Galatea Ranzi (born 24 January 1967) is an Italian film, stage and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Ranzi studied acting at the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, graduating in 1988.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Mass ...

: Susanna Papi *

: Nicola Lo Iacono *

: Maurizio *

: Franca Malorni * Paolo Triestino: Luzi *

Marco Messeri Marco Messeri (born 15 December 1948) is an Italian actor, comedian, stage director, singer-songwriter and voice actor. Life and career Born in Livorno, Messeri studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze and acting at the drama s ...

: Marquis *

Gianfranco Barra Gianfranco Barra (born 5 April 1940) is an Italian film, television and stage actor. He has appeared in more than 80 films. Born in Rome, Barra studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in his hometown. First active on stage, he ...

: On. Torrisi * Angelo Bernabucci: Consigliere Calcio

References

External links

* 2003 films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Italian comedy films 2003 comedy films {{2000s-Italy-comedy-film-stub