A Greyhound of a Girl
Mary is 11 years old and has an insuppressible passion for cooking: she dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true. But every path has its pesky obstacles and facing them turns into quite an adventure. Mary thus begins a journey across the barriers of time, in which four generations of women come together and get to know each other truly and deeply. A delicate coming-of-age story, sprinkled with irony.
Age recommendation: 4+
Enzo d'Alò (1953) , director, screenwriter and musician, is regarded as one of the leading creators of European animation. He has received several prestigious awards and critical acclaim for his movies and television series, including the Franco Bianchi Award at the 70th Edition of the Venice Film Festival. Enzo's extraordinary body of works includes: "La Gabbianella e il Gatto" ("Lucky and Zorba") a huge success at the Italian box office, with 1,5m tickets sold; "Momo alla Conquista del Tempo" ("Momo, the Conquest of Time") which took the prestigious Audience Award at the Montreal Children's Film Festival; "La Freccia Azzurra" ("The Blue Arrow"), "Opopomoz"; and "Pinocchio" which screened as part of the 69th Festival del Cinema di Venezia before receiving an EFA Awards nomination. Television series "Pipì Pupù & Rosmary" was created from an original idea by Enzo and written with Vincenzo Cerami, Academy Award winner for "Life Is Beautiful". Distributed worldwide, the series includes 78 episodes, 4 longer specials and a feature film. In 2009, Enzo received a special mention from UNICEF for having married his art with children's rights, and having shown the differences in opportunities for children's lives. The following year Enzo was invited to be a guest of honor at the celebration of 50 years of Annecy.
Filmography:
Valik/Selected: La Freccia Azzurra (The Blue Arrow, 1996), La Gabbianella E Il Gatto (Lucky & Zorba, 1998), Momo Alla Conquista Del Tempo (Momo, 2001), Opopomoz (2003), Pinocchio (2013), Pipì Pupù e Rosmarina in "il Mistero delle Note Rapite" (Pipi' Pupu' & Rosemary in "The Mystery of the Stolen Notes", 2017), A Greyhound Of A Girl (2023)
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