''A Five Star Life'' (, also known as ''I Travel Alone'') is a 2013

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comedy-drama film directed by

Maria Sole Tognazzi Maria Sole Tognazzi (born 2 May 1971) is an Italian film director. Biography She is the daughter of actor and director Ugo Tognazzi and actress Franca Bettoia. She has a brother, actor Gianmarco, and two half-brothers, actor and director Ric ...

. For her performance,

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (; born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and eight-time Nastro d'Argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her ...

won the

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. The film also won the

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for Best Comedy.

Cast

: Irene *

Stefano Accorsi Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor. Early life and background Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to ...

: Andrea * Fabrizia Sacchi: Silvia * Gianmarco Tognazzi: Tommaso *

Alessia Barela Alessia Barela (born 13 June 1974) is an Italian actress. Her credits include the television series '' Carlo & Malik'', ''Tutti pazzi per amore'' and ''Inspector Rex'' and the films ''Past Perfect'', '' Summer Games'' and ''Maximum Velocity (V-Max ...

: Fabiana *

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: Kate Sherman * Henry Arnold: Director

Reception

Critical response

''A Five Star Life'' has an approval rating of 62% on

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, based on 34 reviews, and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Modest to a fault, ''A Five Star Life'' is worth seeing chiefly for Margherita Buy's marvelous work in the central role".

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assigned the film a weighted average score of 51 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Five Star Life 2013 films Italian comedy-drama films 2013 comedy-drama films Films directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi Films set in hotels