''Mia madre'' () is a 2015 internationally co-produced

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directed by

Nanni Moretti Giovanni "Nanni" Moretti (; born 19 August 1953) is an Italian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His films have won accolades, including a at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival for ''The Son's Room'', a Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize ...

. It was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the

2015 Toronto International Film Festival The 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 10 to 20 September 2015. On 28 July 2015 the first wave of films to be screened at the Festival was announced. Jean-Marc Vallée's ''Demolition'' starring Jake Gyllenhaal and N ...

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

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (; born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her ...

as Margherita *

John Turturro John Michael Turturro ( ; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award a ...

as Barry Huggins *

Giulia Lazzarini Giulia Lazzarini (born 24 March 1934) is an Italian actress. Her film credits include ''Mia Madre'' and '' Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy''. Her television credits include '' La donna di picche'' and '' Capitan Fracassa''. In 2015 she ...

as Ada *

as Giovanni * Beatrice Mancini as Livia *

Stefano Abbati Stefano Abbati (born 23 February 1955) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1983. Selected filmography References External links * 1955 births Living people Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian ...

as Federico * Enrico Ianniello as Vittorio * Anna Bellato as Actor * Toni Laudadio as Producer

Reception

Critical response

''Mia Madre'' has an approval rating of 84% on

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, 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".

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Les Cahiers du cinéma placed the film 1st in their 2015 Top Ten chart and featured Nanni Moretti on their November's cover.

Awards and nominations

References

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