Fresh
Caterina in the City is a coming-of-age story, of course, but its adult characters are also well rendered.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Caterina in the Big City
Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.
2003 · 1h 45m · Unrated
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Paolo Virzì
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Caterina in the Big City
Overview
When her social-climbing father is relocated from a one-horse town to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls in his old school, finding herself adrift in an environment where eighth-graders form friendships based on social class and their parents' political affiliations.
Director and cast
- Paolo Virzì Director
- Sergio Castellitto as Giancarlo Iacovoni
- Margherita Buy as Agata Iacovoni
- Alice Teghil as Caterina Iacovoni
- Federica Sbrenna as Daniela Germano
- Margherita Mazzola as Martina
- Carolina Iaquaniello as Margherita Rossi Chaillet
- Martina Tasquetta as Alessia
- Galatea Ranzi as Livia, Margherita's mother
- Silvio Vannucci as Fabietto Cruciani
- Alessandra Celi as Mrs. Germano
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
On the surface, Caterina in the Big City is like Mean Girls, Italian-style. But it's much more layered than that.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
It's an adolescent-to-adult drama that never veers into maudlin or sugary territory. There's a realness on screen that translates to any culture.
Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
Though Caterina is unusually well-acted and crafted for this kind of movie ... Giancarlo is the one character who makes the movie special.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Played in a manic, volcanic manner by Castellitto, Giancarlo is a constant source of humor and embarrassment.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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