Five Star Luxury Of Life
164 rows Listen free to Five Star – Luxury of Life (Love Take Over, All Fall Down and more). SUMMARY: A Five Star Life is the sophisticated story of one woman’s quest for personal and professional fulfillment set against some of the most stunning cities and opulent hotels of the world. Stylish and independent, Irene ( Margherita Buy ) is a single career woman in her forties with a job to die for.
| Five Star discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| Singles | 32 |
Discography of Five Star (also styled as 5 Star), a Britishpop/R&B group formed in 1983.
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Between 1985 and 1988, Five Star had four top 20 albums and 15 Top 40 singles in the UK, including top 10 hits 'System Addict', 'Can't Wait Another Minute', 'Find the Time', and 'Rain or Shine'. The group have additionally had two studio albums and four singles chart in the US while also scoring chart success across Europe and in New Zealand.
Since the 1980s, Five Star have had very little commercial success with only a few releases hitting the top 100 singles chart in the UK.
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- 1Albums
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | GER [2] | NED [3] | NZ [4] | SWE [5] | SWI [6] | US [7] | US R&B [7] | |||||||
| Luxury of Life |
| 12 | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | 57 | 14 |
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| Silk & Steel |
| 1 | 51 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 80 | 22 |
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| Between the Lines |
| 7 | — | 22 | 35 | 16 | 27 | — | — |
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| Rock the World |
| 17 | — | 54 | — | 28 | — | — | 91 |
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| Five Star |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Shine |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Heart and Soul |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Eclipse |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
| 53 | ||||||||||||
| The Greatest Hits |
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| The Remix Anthology The Remixes 1984–1991 |
| — | ||||||||||||
| Gold |
| 9 (CD Albums Chart), 11 (Physical Sales Chart) | ||||||||||||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | BEL [11] | GER [12] | IRE [13] | NED [14] | NZ [15] | SWI [16] | US [7] | US Dance [7] | US R&B [7] | |||||
| 1983 | 'Problematic' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (Single release only) | ||
| 1984 | 'Hide and Seek' | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Luxury of Life | ||
| 'Crazy' | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | 'All Fall Down' | 15 | 13 | — | 21 | 6 | 46 | — | 65 | 6 | 16 | |||
| 'Let Me Be the One' | 18 | 30 | — | 21 | 11 | — | — | 59 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 'Love Take Over' | 25 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||
| 'R.S.V.P.' | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 'System Addict' | 3 | 24 | 19 | 8 | — | 25 | 7 | — | — | — |
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| 'Can't Wait Another Minute' | 7 | — | 29 | 5 | — | 43 | 16 | 41 | 5 | 7 | Silk & Steel | |||
| 'Find the Time' | 7 | 32 | 42 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 14 | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Rain or Shine' | 2 | 19 | — | 5 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
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| 'If I Say Yes' | 15 | 29 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 67 | 26 | 13 | ||||
| 1987 | 'Stay Out of My Life' | 9 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 'The Slightest Touch' | 4 | — | — | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Are You Man Enough' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||
| 'Whenever You're Ready' | 11 | 31 | — | 2 | 22 | — | 23 | — | — | 39 | Between the Lines | |||
| 'Strong as Steel' | 16 | — | — | 9 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Somewhere Somebody' | 23 | — | — | 18 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | 'Another Weekend' | 18 | — | — | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 23 | Rock the World | ||
| 'Rock My World' | 28 | — | — | 21 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Someone's in Love' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||||
| 'There's a Brand New World' | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Let Me Be Yours' | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 'With Every Heartbeat' | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | ||
| 1990 | 'Treat Me Like a Lady' | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Five Star | ||
| 'Hot Love' | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 'Shine' | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shine | ||
| 1995 | '(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons' | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart and Soul | ||
| 'I Give You Give' | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 'Surely' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 'Funktafied' | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | Eclipse | ||
| 2005 | 'System Addict 2005' | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| '—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 'Hide & Seek' | Michael Geoghegan |
| 'Crazy' | ||
| 1985 | 'All Fall Down' | Christopher Robin Collins |
| 'Let Me Be the One' | ||
| 'Love Take Over' | Sebastian Harris | |
| 'R.S.V.P.' | ||
| 'System Addict' | ||
| 1986 | 'Can't Wait Another Minute' | Chris Gabrin |
| 'Find the Time' | Christopher Robin Collins | |
| 'Rain Or Shine' | ||
| 'If I Say Yes' | Brian Ward | |
| 1987 | 'Stay Out of My Life' | Christopher Robin Collins |
| 'The Slightest Touch' | Dominic Orlando | |
| 'Whenever You're Ready' | Christopher Robin Collins | |
| 'Strong As Steel' | ||
| 1988 | 'Another Weekend' | Geoff Wonfor |
| 'Rock My World' | ||
| 'There's A Brand New World' | ||
| 'Let Me Be Yours' | ||
| 1989 | 'With Every Heartbeat' | Geoff Wonfor |
| 1990 | 'Treat Me Like A Lady' | Brian Grant |
| 'Hot Love' | Steve Graham | |
| 1991 | 'Shine' | Dan O'Dowd |
| 1994 | '(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons' | Malcolm Jamal Warner |
| 1995 | 'I Give You Give' | |
| 2005 | 'System Addict 2005' |
Videos and DVDs[edit]
| Year | Video/DVD |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Luxury of Life |
| 1987 | Silk and Steel |
| 1987 | Between the Lines (Live at Wembley – Children Of The Night Tour 1987) |
| 1989 | Greatest Hits |
| 2007 | Five Star Performance |
References[edit]
- ^ ab'UK Albums'. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^'German Albums'. offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^'Dutch Albums'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^'New Zealand Albums'. charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^'Swedish Albums'. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^'Swiss Albums'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ abcde'US Singles'. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^ abcd'BPI Certification'. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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- ^'Belgian Singles'. ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^'German Singles'. offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^'Irish Singles'. irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ^'Netherlands Singles'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
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The stars in 'A Five Star Life' refer to the rating system given to hotels across the world. A “five-star” hotel is the height of luxury, an unparalleled travel experience. To test this, Irene shows up as “the mystery guest,” inspects the hotel and reports any findings to the hotel manager. If there are too many negative answers to the questions Irene clicks in her laptop, the hotel’s rating is in jeopardy.
To guarantee that the best service is provided during the inspection, the hotels try to determine who the inspector is. In an amusing jab at gender expectations, director and co-screenwriter Maria Sole Tognazzi shows a waiter pointing out to Irene the supposed “mystery guest.” It’s a man with a huge cigar being treated like royalty while Irene has to wait extra time for service. You know what rating Irene’s giving this hotel.
“A Five Star Life” shows something not often seen in American cinema, at least in films that aren’t police procedurals: It shows an ordinary citizen doing her job. The screenplay nimbly works in other characters, such as when Irene recruits her two nieces to help her test how a hotel treats families. But a large part of “A Five Star Life” is simply Irene doing her job while dealing with the pitfalls of the career lifestyle she has chosen. The geographical and architectural eye-candy, and the constant flow of information on how the job is done, should keep viewers interested. It’s a blessing when a movie teaches you something.
There was one lesson “A Five Star Life” seemed in jeopardy of teaching, and the fear that it would be taught speaks to how we as viewers are conditioned by Hollywood movies. Irene’s sister Silvia (Fabrizia Sacchi) points out that the fortysomething Irene has no husband and no children. This is not unusual for someone who spends 90% of the year traveling to luxury hotels. Irene loves her job—she’s not running from anything nor has she any psychological baggage—but Silvia keeps playing the “no man and no kids” card. As Irene looks at her sister’s somewhat dysfunctional family, it appeared that she would “learn” her life was incomplete without a man and some rugrats.
Irene’s best friend, Andrea (Stefano Accorsi), looks like the obvious choice for her walk into the sunset at film’s end. Their relationship is intriguingly vague for the first half of “A Five Star Life,” before it’s revealed that he was a former lover. Andrea seeks Irene’s advice when he accidentally impregnates Fabiana (Alessia Barela). Fabiana wants to keep the baby, with or without Andrea’s assistance. While this development should eliminate an ending where he convinces Irene to quit her job for a more fulfilling life with him, stranger things have happened in movies.
Eventually, “A Five Star Life” has to play out the moment where Irene questions whether Silvia is right about her status. Predictably, it comes after a tragic event shakes her. Not so predictable is how the film gets there. The great Lesley Manville, veteran of several Mike Leigh movies, shows up at a Berlin “Leading Hotel of the World” to engage Irene in friendly banter and discussion. Manville’s character, Kate Sherman, has written a book about hypersexuality, gender issues and porn. Sherman’s televised book discussion talks about the loss of intimacy, which starts the windmills in Irene’s mind turning. This entire subplot is completely out of left field, but Manville is so convincing and interesting that it’s less cumbersome than it sounds.
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Director Tognazzi gets a great performance out of Buy. She is onscreen for the majority of “A Five Star Life,” constantly doing her job even when she’s not working. Buy adheres to the compulsiveness of one who lives for the work, and it’s fun to watch her notice things that she can’t wait to report. There’s a feeling of viewer satisfaction when she rips a hotel manager for his hotel’s snobbish treatment of a young newlywed couple on their first trip to a luxury hotel. The poor couple’s fear of appearing unrefined is so palpable that Irene feels protective of them, a small note of empathy despite her mechanical commitment to the job.
Buy also fares well with her co-stars. She gives off an aunty vibe around her nieces, a sisterly tension around Silvia and a strong urge to keep things platonic around Andrea. The actors complement her nicely, and the film refreshingly allows the viewer to figure details and relationships out as the plot unfolds.
Five Star R&b Group
I’ll not spoil whether “A Five Star Life” surrenders to a Hollywood “you need a man!” ending, but I will say that Irene is in charge of her big decision, and you may or may not be satisfied. It’s a bit cheeky to say “your mileage may vary” in regard to a movie about travel. Your enjoyment will depend on how much you relate to Irene and the job that she does, and whether you like gorgeous hotels and globetrotting from one European city to another. I enjoyed the trip.