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When Mom Is Away

2019 · 95 min

A light, chaotic domestic comedy about a dad flailing through household duties, easy to watch and gently funny.

Directed by
Alessandro Genovesi
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Angelica Elli
Overview
A stressed-out mom takes off on a 10-day solo vacation, sending her family into chaos as the dad tries to take over the household duties.

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Directed by
Alessandro Genovesi
Genres
Comedy, Family
Starring
Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Angelica Elli
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • identity
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, family
    Directed by
    Alessandro Genovesi
    Written by
    Giovanni Bognetti, Alessandro Genovesi
    Starring
    Fabio De Luigi, Valentina Lodovini, Angelica Elli, Bianca Usai, Matteo Castellucci, Diana Del Bufalo, Niccolò Senni, Antonio Catania
    Music
    Andrea Farri
    Cinematography
    Federico Masiero
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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