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Feature film — 2013

A Five Star Life (2013)

5.71h 25mRomance — Drama

Single and middle-aged, beautiful Irene is wholly devoted to her job as an inspector of luxury hotels. Constantly on the road, she indulges in expensive pleasures at impeccable resorts, but always incognito and alone, soon escaping to the next exotic destination with her checklist and laptop in tow. When her best friend and ex, Andrea, who has always been a source of emotional support, suddenly becomes unavailable, Irene is thrown into a deep existential crisis. "Luxury is a form of deceit," she is told by a fellow traveller in the fog of a steam room, and thus begins Irene's quest to bring more meaning into her life.

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A high-signal pick with 138 votes.

Augustus Color / Bianca Film / MiC

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Director: Maria Sole Tognazzi

On screen

Cast & crew

Margherita Buy as Irene

Margherita Buy

Irene

Stefano Accorsi as Andrea

Stefano Accorsi

Andrea

Fabrizia Sacchi as Silvia

Fabrizia Sacchi

Silvia

Gianmarco Tognazzi as Tommaso

Gianmarco Tognazzi

Tommaso

Alessia Barela as Fabiana

Alessia Barela

Fabiana

Lesley Manville as Kate Sherman

Lesley Manville

Kate Sherman

Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Fabrizio

Fausto Maria Sciarappa

Fabrizio

Henry O. Arnold as Direttore

Henry O. Arnold

Direttore

Bruno Wolkowitch as Ospite dell'hotel

Bruno Wolkowitch

Ospite dell'hotel

Jacopo Maria Bicocchi as Giovane marito

Jacopo Maria Bicocchi

Giovane marito

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Gisella Szaniszlò

Giovane moglie

Carolina Signore as Nipote

Carolina Signore

Nipote

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