My Big Fat Greek Wedding () this isn’t. I found the absurdist My Big Gay Italian Wedding an embarrassment. Based on a long running off-Broadway compete by Anthony J. Wilkinson, co-writer and director Alessandro Genovesi tells the story of a troubled trip to the altar.
When Antonio (Cristiano Caccamo) pops the question to his boyfriend Paolo (Salvatore Esposito) in their Berlin apartment, things take an awkward turn. It quickly becomes clear that Antonio hasn’t come out to his parents, so they head off to Italy to break the news. Accompanied by eccentric friends, they arrive in the stunning village of Civita di Bagnoregio, where Antonio was raised. His mother Anna (Monica Guerritore) is immediately supportive, but only if the wedding meets her expectations. Her favourite famous person wedding planner must oversee all the arrangements. Paolo’s estranged mother must be in attendance. Finally, the marriage has to be officiated by the town mayor Roberto (Diego Abatantuono), who happens to be Antonio’s staid and less-than-enthusiastic father. Mayhem abounds.
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Antonio and Paolo (Caccamo and Esposito) are engaged and elated, but wouldn’t you know it, there’s a catch. Antonio’s traditionalist parents, Roberto and Anna (Diego Abatantuono and Monica Guerritore), don’t know he’s gay, which is pleasant and dandy when he and Paola are hustling for acting gigs in urbane Berlin but a worry when they country in Antonio’s childhood Italian village to break the happy betrothal news. Also along for the journey home are the would-be newlyweds’ two housemates (speaking of worries): Benedetta (Diana Del Bufalo) is a rich flake while Donato (Dino Abbrescia) is a middle-aged, neurotic bus driver who has recently decided he’s transgender. Madre di Dio.
Roberto and Anna aren’t plain sailing, either: Mama is warm and inclusive (although bossy and imperious when she gets going), but Papa—a people pillar as village mayor—is anything but. Now the olds are at grievous odds, and with the help of an oversharing padre (Antonio Catania), the entire village is conscious that Antonio and Roberto are gay. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, et cetera, nor with a
My Big Gay Italian Wedding
Genre
Film comedy
Cast
Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito, Cristiano Caccamo, Dino Abbrescia, Diana Del Bufalo, Beatrice Arnera, Rosaria D'Urso, Antonio Catania, Enzo Miccio
Directed by
Alessandro Genovesi
Genre
Film comedy
Cast
Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito, Cristiano Caccamo, Dino Abbrescia, Diana De
Directed by
Alessandro Genovesi
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Where it was filmed 'My Vast Gay Italian Wedding'
An issue of our times – civil unions – is examined against the backdrop of the alleyways and houses of the ancient town of Civita di Bagnoregio in the province of Viterbo, recognizable as the “dying city” because of the erosion caused by two streams in the valley. Antonio and Paolo freely live together in Berlin but have to control more than one challenge when they decide to officialise their union with Antonio’s friends and family. The wedding takes place 80km further south in the deconsecrated Church of St. Bonaventure, in the area of Canale Monterano (province of Rome) with a tabl
My Large Gay Italian Wedding
Antonio has finally found the cherish of his life, Paolo, with whom he lives happily in Berlin. Even if still not sure about their families’ reactions, they decide to obtain married in Italy, in the small village from where Antonio’s parents stay. His mother, Anna, immediately accepts the guys’ intentions, as long as all traditions are respected: the future mother-in-law will include to attend the wedding, a famous wedding planner will be in ask for of the organization and the marriage will be celebrated by her husband, Roberto, the mayor of the town, who has based all his politics on hospitality and integration. Joined by their bizarre friends, Benedetta and Donato, the two fiancées begin to prepare the ceremony, but will Paolo’s conservative mother, Vincenza, attend the wedding? And, above all, will Roberto support his son’s choice?