An Almost Ordinary Summer

Two families are about to come together for a fantastic wedding; they just don't know it yet. It's the gorgeous Italian coast, and patriarch Toni has opened his mansion's guesthouse for a vacationing young couple, Sandro and the pregnant Carolina, and their father Carlo, who hasn't been the same since his wife died. Toni has also invited his extended family, including famous actress daughter Olivia and his weed-smoking, free-spirited sister, to stay in the mansion. But at dinner, he reveals the truth - not only is he getting married in three weeks, he's getting married to a man: Carlo. While most of Toni's family is happy for his impending nuptials, the hotheaded, homophobic Sandro berates his father, immediately packs up, and cancels the vacation. But before he, Carolina, and the kids can leave, Toni's other daughter Penelope, who clearly hasn't gotten over her parents' divorce, offers him a deal: stay in the guesthouse for now, and we'll work together to screw up the wedding plans. An Almost Ordinary Summer is a breath of fresh air for Italian cinema, a funny, intelligent, feel-good LGTBQ comedy with a clear, positive attitude toward gay marriage, which is still a hot-button issue in the Beautiful Country. (Seattle International Film Festival)