Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers

2004 film
  • 2004 (2004)
LanguageItalian

Too Much Romance... It's Time for Stuffed Peppers (Italian: Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia) is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Lina Wertmüller.[1]

Plot

Maria and Jeffrey are a married couple in their seventies. Their marriage is in crisis. However, Maria tries to get the family together in order to celebrate grandmother Assunta's birthday.

Cast

  • Sophia Loren as Maria
  • F. Murray Abraham as Jeffrey
  • Casper Zafer as Francesco
  • Carolina Rosi as Miriam
  • Silvia Abascal as Nelly
  • Elio Pandolfi as Melino
  • Angela Pagano as Assunta

Production

The film was shot in Sorrento Peninsula.[2] It had a troubled production, with the original producer Adriano Ariè dying during the shootings.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 2004 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival.[3] It had a limited theatrical release in June 2006.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (2010). "Peperoni ripieni e pesci in faccia". Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore. ISBN 8860736269.
  2. ^ a b c Tullio Kezich (13 June 2006). "Glorie nazionali a pesci in faccia". Corriere della Sera. p. 39.
  3. ^ "A «Capri Hollywood» il nuovo film con Sophia Loren". Corriere della Sera. 27 December 2004. p. 33.
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