La Cena (1998)
Directed by Ettore Scola
Genres - Comedy, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Ensemble Film, Satire |
Run Time - 127 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
This complexly plotted comedy interweaves snippets from the lives of nearly 40 diverse patrons sitting at 14 tables in a little Italian trattoria. Though the diners come from all levels of society, most are bound by one or two common threads: their engagement in illicit romantic affairs and the fact that they are, for the most part, morally and spiritually bankrupt. The restaurant's unflappable, wise owner Flora (Fanny Ardant) is the only one with any real common sense.
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extramarital-affair, morals, restaurant