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Good Gnocchi

2021 · 17 min

A warm, gently chaotic visit with lovable grandparents who cheerfully derail every attempt to film them.

Directed by
Stephen Di Gravio
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Vittorio Di Gravio, Berenice Di Gravio
Overview
Filmmaker Stephen Di Gravio attempts to seriously document his eccentric yet lovable Italian grandparents despite their best efforts to talk over each other, go off on elongated tangents, and show off their collections of gnomes, family photos and fresh produce.

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Directed by
Stephen Di Gravio
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Vittorio Di Gravio, Berenice Di Gravio
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • aging
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • home
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour7
Realism10
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness0
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Stephen Di Gravio
Starring
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Music
Paul van Nimwegen
Cinematography
Daniel Tritt
Runtime
17 min

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