The Peacock’s Paradise

Following “Sworn Virgin” and “Figlia Mia,” the successful Italian duo of director Laura Bispuri and actress Alba Rohrwacher impressively brings a condensed family constellation to life. On a perfectly ordinary winter's day, Nena (Dominique Sanda) gathers her family in her apartment right by the sea. Everyone is there to celebrate her birthday: her husband Umberto, son Vito, daughter Caterina, second cousin Isabella, daughter-in-law Adelina (Alba Rohrwacher), ex-son-in-law Manfredi with his new girlfriend Joana, granddaughter Alma, housekeeper Lucia, and her daughter Grazia. And then there is Paco, Alma's peacock. While everyone waits for a lunch that will never be served, the unusual pet falls in love with a small dove in a painting. This impossible love culminates in an unexpected event that shakes the whole family: the guests are urged to look each other in the eye and reveal who they really are...