Gianni di Gregorio

Getting old and losing youth's sexual appeals is no fun. However, watching others who dealing with this touchy yet inevitable process can be entertaining. It's especially the case if you are watching Gianni Di Gregorio in his charming and delectable comedy "The Salt of Life" (Gianni e le donne | Italy 2011 | in Italian | 90 min.). This is 62-year-old write/director/actor Gianni Di Gregorio's second feature film, a semi follow-up to his equally delightful debut "Mid-August...Read Full Story

by Kelly Ann BeatonI am still smiling as I write this blog. I just watched Mid –August Lunch (2008), an incredible little film by Italian filmmaker Gianni Di Gregorio.  The film is about Gianni (played by Gianni Di Gregorio) who lives with his mother and agrees to take in the unwelcome mothers and aunt of two colleagues during the long August weekend.   The story is how they get along in the 24 hours of being together.  The simplicity of the story and the incredible bittersweet beauty of...Read Full Story

by Kelly Ann Beaton I am still smiling as I write this blog. I just watched Mid –August Lunch (2008), an incredible little film by Italian filmmaker Gianni Di Gregorio.  The film is about Gianni (played by Gianni Di Gregorio) who lives with his mother and agrees to take in the unwelcome mothers and aunt of two colleagues during the long August weekend.   The story is how they get along in the 24 hours of being together.  The simplicity of the story and the incredible bittersweet beauty of...Read Full Story

Mid-August Lunch Starring Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, and Marina Cacciotti Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio Not rated We're getting close to summer, and that's when Hollywood tends to put away character development and honest emotions like winter clothes, only unpacking them again once the leaves fall off the tree. So we have to rely on the few indie films that find their way into theaters over the next few months as well as imports designed to offer you something...Read Full Story

by Kelly Ann Beaton I am still smiling as I write this blog. I just watched Mid –August Lunch (2008), an incredible little film by Italian filmmaker Gianni Di Gregorio.  The film is about Gianni (played by Gianni Di Gregorio) who lives with his mother and agrees to take in the unwelcome mothers and aunt of two colleagues during the long August weekend.   The story is how they get along in the 24 hours of being together.  The simplicity of the story and the incredible bittersweet beauty of...Read Full Story