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The Peacock's Paradise

2021 1h 29m Drama List
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On a cold winter day, Nena’s family reunites in their house in front of the sea to celebrate her birthday. Everybody is there: her husband Umberto, their children Vito and Caterina, cousin Isabella, their daughter-in-law Adelina, Caterina’s ex Manfredi with his new girlfriend Joana, their granddaughter Alma and Lucia, the maid, with her daughter Grazia. Finally, there is Paco, Alma’s peacock, who surprisingly falls in love with a little painted dove: an impossible love that will force the whole family to reckon with their feelings. Read More Read Less

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Jessica Kiang Variety [An] aggravatingly wispy and precious film... Oct 29, 2021 Full Review Lee Marshall Screen International What's left when you subtract a bird that positively squawks with symbolic weight is a small, spiky chamber piece with rather too many unmemorable characters. Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On a cold winter day, Nena’s family reunites in their house in front of the sea to celebrate her birthday. Everybody is there: her husband Umberto, their children Vito and Caterina, cousin Isabella, their daughter-in-law Adelina, Caterina’s ex Manfredi with his new girlfriend Joana, their granddaughter Alma and Lucia, the maid, with her daughter Grazia. Finally, there is Paco, Alma’s peacock, who surprisingly falls in love with a little painted dove: an impossible love that will force the whole family to reckon with their feelings.
Director
Laura Bispuri
Producer
Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa
Screenwriter
Laura Bispuri, Silvana Tamma
Production Co
Regione Lazio, Ministero della Cultura (MiC), Vivo Film, RAI Cinema, Match Factory Productions, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 29m