The Great Day

2022 1h 30m IT

😐

6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 393

Comedy

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

In a large villa on Lake Como, everything is ready to celebrate Elio and Caterina's wedding. It will be the most beautiful day of their lives and also of their parents' lives, especially their respective fathers, Giacomo and Giovanni. Too bad that together with Margherita, Giovanni's ex-wife and mother of the bride, Aldo, her new partner, also arrives at the wedding. Friendly, outgoing and above all a total troublemaker. Giacomo and Giovanni try to contain him in every way, but under Aldo's blows, cracks open up from which a hidden malaise emerges, destined to call into question the friendship between Giovanni and Giacomo, their marriages and more. And that will force everyone to deal with their own doubts and with the courage it takes to allow themselves happiness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Aldo Baglio
Aldo
Giovanni Storti
Giovanni
Giacomo Poretti
Giacomo
Antonella Attili
Lietta
Elena Lietti
Valentina
Lucia Mascino
Margherita
Margherita Mannino
Caterina
Giovanni Anzaldo
Elio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Massimo Venier
Writers: Michele Pellegrini, Giacomo Poretti, Michele Pellegrini
Languages: Italian, French
Countries: Italy

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 4 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Massimo Venier, shot by Vittorio Omodei Zorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Brunori Sas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Enrica Gatto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt20871388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Massimo Venier directs. Vittorio Omodei Zorini behind the camera. Brunori Sas scores. Enrica Gatto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, French.
4Directed by Massimo Venier, shot by Vittorio Omodei Zorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Brunori Sas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Enrica Gatto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Aldo Baglio and Giovanni Storti and Giacomo Poretti carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt20871388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.