Also known as Dearest Relations, this is an excellent comedy. The scene is a small Italian town where an old couple receives their grown-up children and grandchildren for the end of year festivities. The film starts as a nice portrait of the local traditions surrounding Christmas etc. The relationships between the siblings, and their partners, are not perfect but that only adds to the charm. As does the fact that the old father is clearly loosing his marbles, which greatly annoys his wife.
Things get nasty when the old mother declares that she and her husband want to live with one of their offspring. This leads to a lively discussion among the children, none of them being keen on welcoming their old parents into their home. All will be resolved in the end, in a most hilarious (and cynical) manner.
☆☆☆☆
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