school friend,rome, italy,middle school,chorus,social life,first kiss,overbearing father,moving to a city,political humor,dramedy,fitting in

Caterina in the Big City (2003)

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Sometimes you just want to fit in... or not.

When her social-climbing father is relocated from small-town North to his native Rome, 12-year-old Caterina enrolls to his old school, finding herself at sea with an environment where students sort themselves by social class and their parents' political affiliation.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Paolo Virzì
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    Giancarlo Iacovoni Sergio Castellitto
  • Profile picture of Margherita Buy
    Agata Iacovoni Margherita Buy
  • Profile picture of Alice Teghil
    Caterina Iacovoni Alice Teghil
  • Profile picture of Federica Sbrenna
    Daniela Germano Federica Sbrenna
  • Profile picture of Galatea Ranzi
    Livia, Margherita's mother Galatea Ranzi
  • Profile picture of Silvio Vannucci
    Fabietto Cruciani Silvio Vannucci
  • Profile picture of Alessandra Celi
    Mrs. Germano Alessandra Celi
  • Profile picture of Pasquale Anselmo
    Riccardo Pasquale Anselmo

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Keywords

  • school friend
  • rome, italy
  • middle school
  • chorus
  • social life
  • first kiss
  • overbearing father
  • moving to a city
  • political humor
  • dramedy
  • fitting in