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The Dinner (1998) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 3, 1998

Original Title:
La cena

Alternate Titles:
Le dîner
Serverat

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
FilmTel Ltd.
Les Films Alain Sarde
Medusa Film

Production Countries:
France | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
IT: T 

Runtime: 126

Overview from TheMovieDB

An evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in -- large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single -- to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to overhear other people's discussions, to interrupt them, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life. The camera, just like the people, moves constantly from table to table, into the kitchen and the back room to observe the staff's petty jealousies and frustrations -- until two hours later it's time for everybody to go home.

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Production

Costume Design:
Odette Nicoletti

Director:
Ettore Scola

Director of Photography:
Franco Di Giacomo

Editor:
Raimondo Crociani

Makeup Artist:
Antonio Maltempo

Music:
Armando Trovajoli

Producer:
Franco Committeri

Production Design:
Luciano Ricceri

Sound Designer:
Remo Ugolinelli
Stefano Vadala
Corrado Volpicelli

Sound Editor:
Giorgio Conti
Daniele Masini

Sound Effects Editor:
Paolo Frati

Writer:
Ettore Scola
Furio Scarpelli
Silvia Scola
Giacomo Scarpelli

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