The Best Day of My Life
The Best Day of My Life is a 2002 award-winning Italian drama film directed by Cristina Comencini.
Plot
The Best Day of My Life is the story of a dysfunctional family as seen through the eyes of young Chiara who is about to receive her first communion. The family includes matriarch Irene and her three grown up children.Cast
- Virna Lisi as Irene
- Margherita Buy as Sara
- Sandra Ceccarelli as Rita
- Luigi Lo Cascio as Claudio
- Marco Baliani as Carlo
- Marco Quaglia as Luca
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as Davide
- Ricky Tognazzi as Sandro Berardi
- Gaia Conforzi as Cecilia
- Francesco Scianna as Marco
- Francesca Perini as Silvia
- Maria Luisa De Crescenzo as Chiara
- Andrea Sama as Cammello
- Giulio Squillacciotti as Che
Awards
- 2002: Grand Prix des Amériques at the Montréal World Film Festival
- 2002: Silver Ribbon for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress from the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
- 2003: Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival