''Amore e ginnastica'' (''Love And Gymnastics'') is a

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Luigi Filippo D'Amico Luigi Filippo D'Amico (9 October 1924 – 28 April 2007) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His 1974 film ''Il domestico'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Sele ...

. It is based on a novel with the same name written by

Edmondo De Amicis Edmondo De Amicis (; 21 October 1846 – 11 March 1908) was an Italian novelist, journalist, poet, and short-story writer. His best-known book is ''Cuore'', a children's novel translated into English as ''Heart''. Early career Born in Oneglia (to ...

Cast

Lino Capolicchio Lino Capolicchio (21 August 1943 – 3 May 2022) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. He won a special David di Donatello acting award for his role in Vittorio de Sica's 1970 film, '' The Garden of the Finzi-Contini''. Capolicchio ...

: Simone Celzani *

Senta Berger Senta Verhoeven (née Berger; ''Austrian German:'' , ; born 13 May 1941) is an Austrian-German actress. She received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include three Bambi Awards, two Romys, an Ad ...

: Maria Pedani *

Adriana Asti Adriana Asti (born 30 April 1931) is an Italian stage, film, and voice actress. Biography On stage, she starred in ''Saint Joan'' by George Bernard Shaw, ''Happy Days'' by Samuel Beckett, ''The Mistress of the Inn'' by Carlo Goldoni, and ''Three ...

: Elena Zibelli *

Antonino Faà di Bruno Antonino Faà di Bruno (15 December 1910 – 2 May 1981) was an Italian actor and former military officer. Biography A member of the aristocratic Faà di Bruno family, Antonino Faà di Bruno was born in London, the son of Marchese Alessandr ...

: commendator Celzani *

Renzo Marignano Renzo Marignano (26 March 1923 - 25 November 1987), sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director. Born in Genoa, after World War II Marignano was one of the founders of ''Cimofilm'', a production company speciali ...

: Ingegner Ginoni *: Alfredo Ginoni *: Armando (maestro Fassi) *

Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ...

: Director of the school *

Ester Carloni Ester Carloni (born as Esterina Carloni) ( 1904 – 6 April 1996) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than forty films from 1958 to 1992. Her siblings Pietro, Adelina (or Adele), Maria and Ettore were fellow actors. Her brother Piet ...

: Pinuccia (the Celzani house maid) *: Elvira Fassi *

Edoardo Toniolo Edoardo Toniolo (22 November 1907 - 31 December 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Turin, the son of the stage actors Antonio and Rosa Rosaz, at young age Toniolo debuted on stage in supporting roles. He late ...

: the minister * * *Vincenzo Donzelli *Giuliano Todeschini *Giuseppe Alotta *

Valeria Sabel Valeria Sabel (7 April 1928 – 18 August 2009) was an Italian actress. She appeared in more than sixty films from 1964 to 2009. In ''Godfather III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis ...

* *

Edda Ferronao Edda Ferronao is an Italian former stage, film and television actress.Bayman p. 241 Selected filmography * ''March's Child'' (1957) * ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' (1958) * ''The Conqueror of the Orient'' (1960) * ''Fountain of Trevi'' ...

*Bruna Cealti *

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* 1973 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico Films based on Italian novels Films based on works by Edmondo De Amicis Films set in the 1890s Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1973 comedy films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub