The Dinner

The Dinner

1998 · 126 min · IT · 6.9 (50 votes)
Dir. Ettore Scola · Starring Vittorio Gassman, Fanny Ardant, Giancarlo Giannini, Stefania Sandrelli, Eros Pagni, Riccardo Garrone
DramaComedy

An evening at an Italian restaurant hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various middle-class parties enter – large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single – to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to eavesdrop, to interrupt, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life.

VIBE

A bustling Italian restaurant becomes a microcosm of life. It's a warm, sometimes messy, often funny, and ultimately poignant look at human interaction, where every table holds a story waiting to be overheard.

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