Mia Madre, Nanni Moretti’s film about a director shooting a film while her mother is dying in the hospital, shows the Italian filmmaker in a serious, subdued mood, but is enlivened by the absurd comic clash between protaganist Margherita Buy and her lead actor John Turturro.
★★★★ The Irish Times
★★★★ “warm, witty and seductive” The Guardian
Dir:Nanni Moretti | Italy | 2015 | 105 mins
Starring: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarni