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Plot

Silvio Soldino directs this gentle comedy about a housewife who temporarily flees from the grinding tedium of her household duties and drifts into a world of amicable weirdos. When Rosalba (Licia Maglietta) is accidentally forgotten by her tour bus at a roadside restaurant, she does not wait there as instructed. She decides to hitchhike home, but on a whim, she ends up in Venice instead. Quietly exhilarated at the prospect of being alone for a spell, she checks into an inn run by a kindly yet eccentric Icelander (Bruno Ganz). Her plans to return the next day are thwarted when she misses her train and does not have enough money to buy another ticket. Soon she is gainfully employed at a flower shop run by an irascible old anarchist. Though her teenaged sons do not seem all that bothered by their mom's absence, Rosalba's husband grows increasing agitated at the interruption in his routine, so he hires a bumbling detective to track her down.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for brief language, some sensuality and drug references.
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama,Foreign
Run Time:
116min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/27/2001
DVD Release Date:
03/26/2002
Distributor(s):
Fine Line
Director(s):
Silvio Soldini
Starring:
Licia Maglietta , Bruno Ganz , Marina Massironi , Antonio Catania
Themes:
Crumbling Marriages,Starting Over,Midlife Crises
Tone:
Easygoing,Gentle,Humorous,Madcap
Keywords:
hitchhiker,independence,innkeeper,mother,starting-over,suicide-attempt,wife
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (07-27-2001)
Language:
Italian