Happy Family (2010)
Release Year: 2010
Nation: Italy
Alternative Title: Estranhos Normais
Director: Gabriele Salvatores
Writer: Alessandro Genovesi, Gabriele Salvatores
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Maurizio Totti
Companies: Colorado Film, Comune di Milano, RAI
Genre: Comedy
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
Awards:
Similar: N/A
Keywords
Keywords: alternate reality, alzheimer's disease, based on play, breaking the fourth wall, cigarette smoking, dementia, drug use, female nudity, film writing, funeral, gay teenager, looking at the camera, marijuana, milan italy, nonlinear timeline, pianist, reference to frederic chopin, reference to simon and garfunkel, screenwriter, talking to the camera
Story
Happy Family centers around Ezio, a screenwriter struggling with writer's block while attempting to pen a story about two contrasting families joined by their teenagers' plans to marry. In his narrative, Ezio inserts himself as a romantic character, which his fictional characters enthusiastically embrace and encourage him to expand upon.
Summary
Happy Family is a comedic exploration of family dynamics and the creative process directed by Gabriele Salvatores in 2010. The film uses the premise of a writer's block screenwriter inserting himself into his story as a means to comment on how fear can dictate people's lives and the theater of life.
