Mia Madre, My Mother by Nanni Moretti
The recently released semi-biographical film by Nanni Moretti, Mia Madre, opens in theaters across the U.S. on Friday, September 2 after a week of screening in major cities.
Synopsis
An Italian filmmaker (Margherita Buy) tries to cope with her mother’s terminal illness (Giulia Lazzarini) while working on a new movie with a bombastic American actor (John Turturro).
Awards
The movie has won the David di Donatello for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
Ratings
Reviews
The New Yorker has a good review of the movie by Richard Brody
The Telegraph calls it a Saggy Melodrama
The New York Times‘s title: “Mom’s in the Hospital. The Riot Scene Needs Retakes.”
Calendar
August 26
New York, NY
Los Angeles, CA
Pasadena, CA
Encino, CA
Washington, DC
September 2
San Francisco, CA
San Rafael, CA
Laguna Niguel, CA
Irvine, CA
San Jose, CA
Denver, CO
Chicago, IL
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Boca Raton, FL
Coral Gables, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Minneapolis, MN
Tucson, AZ
September 9
Santa Barbara, CA
Coral Gables, FL
Fronternac, MO
Atlanta, GA
Palm Desert, CA
Baltimore, MD
Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
Dallas, TX
San Diego, CA
Miami Beach, FL
Plano, TX
Portland, OR
September 16
Detroit, MI
Oklahoma City, OK
September 23
Charleston, SC
Scottsdale, AZ
Bloomington, IN
Santa Fe, NM
Ann Arbor, MI
Albuquerque, NM
September 30
Cleveland Heights, OH
October 7
Madison, WI
October 21
Houston, TX
