A Five Star Life

A Five Star Life

This is your journey. The path is up to you.

2013 · 85 min · ★ 5.7 · Romance, 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.

Directed by Maria Sole Tognazzi · Written by Ivan Cotroneo

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Margherita Buy Irene
Stefano Accorsi Andrea
Fabrizia Sacchi Silvia
Gianmarco Tognazzi Tommaso
Alessia Barela Fabiana
Lesley Manville Kate Sherman
Fausto Maria Sciarappa Fabrizio
Henry O. Arnold Direttore
Bruno Wolkowitch Ospite dell'hotel
Jacopo Maria Bicocchi Giovane marito
Gisella Szaniszlò Giovane moglie
Carolina Signore Nipote

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