''Sympathy for the Lobster'' () is a 2007 Italian

mockumentary A mockumentary (a portmanteau of ''mock'' and ''documentary'') is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a Documentary film, documentary. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current event ...

film written, directed and starred by

Sabina Guzzanti Sabina Guzzanti (born 25 July 1963) is an Italian satire, satirist, actress, writer, and producer whose work is devoted to examining social and political life in Italy. Early life Born in Rome as the eldest daughter of celebrated Italian Pundit ...

. The film premiered out of competition at the

64th Venice International Film Festival The 64th annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival, was held from 29 August to 8 September 2007, at Venice Lido in Italy. Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Ambra ...

Cast

* Pierfrancesco Loche * Francesca Reggiani *

Cinzia Leone Cinzia Leone (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome, Italy, Leone began working in the theater since 1981, but became popular thanks to the participation to several variety shows of good success b ...

Antonello Fassari Antonello Fassari (4 October 1952 – 5 April 2025) was an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Antonello Fassari was born in Rome, where he practiced gymnastics at a competitive level until age 18. In the mid-1970s he attended the Silvi ...

* Stefano Masciarelli *

Renato Soru Renato Soru (born 6 August 1957) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the internet service company Tiscali, based in Cagliari. ''Forbes'' listed Soru as one of the world's richest people, with a net worth of over $4 bi ...

Awards

* Brian Award at the

References

External links

* 2007 films Films directed by Sabina Guzzanti Italian comedy films 2007 comedy films 2000s mockumentary films Films set in Sardinia Fandango (Italian company) films {{2000s-Italy-comedy-film-stub