Il più bel giorno della mia vita (2002)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Cristina Comencini

Writers:

Giulia Calenda (writer)
Cristina Comencini (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 April 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The lively goings-on of a modern family seen through the eyes of a young girl just about to receive her first Communion. |

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Infidelity | Coming Out | Marital Discord | Gay

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Virna Lisi	...	Irene
Margherita Buy	...	Sara
Sandra Ceccarelli	...	Rita
Luigi Lo Cascio	...	Claudio
Marco Baliani	...	Carlo
Marco Quaglia	...	Luca
Jean-Hugues Anglade	...	Davide
Ricky Tognazzi	...	Sandro Berardi
Gaia Conforzi	...	Cecilia
Francesco Scianna	...	Marco
Francesca Perini	...	Silvia
Maria Luisa De Crescenzo	...	Chiara
Andrea Sama	...	Cammello
Giulio Squillacciotti	...	Che
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gabriella Barbuti
Barbara Blank
Clarita Bollettini
Larisa Filippova
Mauro Ghionna
Giulia Mastalli
Giorgio Pieretti
Luca Scapparone
Mario Monaci Toschi

Also Known As:

The Best Day of My Life (International: English title)
The Most Beautiful Days of My Life (Canada: English title) (festival title)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Italy | UK

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich)

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Cattleya

could've been

A pity this film starred several major Italian actors and actresses, from Virna Lisi to Margherita Buy, and even today's seemingly brightest stars on the Italian movie scene, Luigi Lo Cascio and Sandra Ceccarelli. The problem with this piece of work is not the issues it discusses, these being quite simply some of the brightest and darkest sides of life. It is the fact that pretty much everything could have been done better here - the plot, the photography, the acting, the ending - none of which are anywhere near the level of "Luce dei miei occhi", a previous work (by another director) also starring Lo Cascio and Ceccarelli. The entrance of one manifestly dubbed foreign actor contributes in making the film more wobbly and less believable. But most of all, the way Ricky Tognazzi steps in, near the end of the story, exposes a major plot hole. After that final faux pas, the film is hardly salvageable.