A Five Star Life(2013)
This is your journey. The path is up to you.
Single and middle-aged, beautiful Irene (Margarita Buy) is wholly devoted to her job as an inspector of luxury hotels. Constantly on the road, she indulges in expensive pleasures at impeccable resorts, but always incognito and alone, soon escaping to the next exotic destination with her checklist and laptop in tow. When her best friend and ex, Andrea (Stefano Accorsi), who has always been a source of emotional support, suddenly becomes unavailable, Irene is thrown into a deep existential crisis. "Luxury is a form of deceit," she is told by a fellow traveller in the fog of a steam room, and thus begins Irene's quest to bring more meaning into her life.
Movie: A Five Star Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Irene
Andrea
Silvia
Tommaso
Fabiana
Kate Sherman
Fabrizio
Direttore
Ospite dell'hotel
Giovane marito
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