Half-Italian Gioia loves Max, but leaves her son's son to cheat her as a fiancé. When Mama invites the family to the Italian winery for Grandpa's 80th birthday, the feelings are on the table alongside pasta, pesto and vino, because Gioia happens to meet Max again ...
Production
Actual Italian winery locations sell the fantasy.
Costume
Alida Valli's elegant aging diva wardrobe.
Director
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raf Vallone, playing the Italian grandfather, was a genuine 1950s Italian cinema star—his presence is the film's biggest credential.
This exemplifies the early-2000s German-language 'Heimatfilm' revival: glossy, conservative, slightly desperate for Mediterranean warmth.
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