Genres
Production Companies
Medusa Film
Les Films Alain Sarde
The Dinner (La cena)
Overview
An evening at an Italian restaurant. Hosted by tolerant and relaxed Flora, various parties of middle-class people come in -- large and small, young and old, regulars and tourists, married and single -- to dine, converse, argue, celebrate, make confessions; to overhear other people's discussions, to interrupt them, to sing, listen to music, and enjoy life. The camera, just like the people, moves constantly from table to table, into the kitchen and the back room to observe the staff's petty jealousies and frustrations -- until two hours later it's time for everybody to go home.
Key Crew
Director: Ettore Scola
Writer: Ettore Scola, Furio Scarpelli, Silvia Scola, Giacomo Scarpelli
Producer: Franco Committeri
Director of Photography: Franco Di Giacomo
Top Cast
Fanny Ardant
Flora
Nadia Carlomagno
Lola
Antonio Catania
Mago Adam
Francesca D'Aloja
Alessandra
Eleonora Danco
figlia di Isabella
Riccardo Garrone
Diomede
Vittorio Gassman
maestro Pezzullo
Giancarlo Giannini
il professore
