''What a Beautiful Day'' ( it, Che bella giornata) is a 2011 Italian film directed by
Gennaro Nunziante
Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''.
Career
He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunzian ...
Checco, a man who works as a bouncer at a nightclub in Brianza, dreams of becoming a carabiniere like his uncle Giuseppe Capobianco, however, he is rejected by Colonel Gismondo Mazzini after his third interview in one year. By the recommendation of the Archbishop of Milan, Checco manages to become a security officer at
Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Milano ; lmo, Domm de Milan ), or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary ( it, Basilica cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Nascente, links=no), is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombard ...
. While working at the cathedral he meets Farah, an Arab woman pretending to be an architecture student in order to gain access to the Madonnina. Farah, with the help of her brother and two other accomplices, plans to place an explosive device at the feet of the Madonnina to avenge the killing of her family in an unspecified bombing. Checco takes Farah to a dilapidated trullo, which he inherited from his grandfather in Alberobello. Checco wants the trullo to be demolished, however, it would cost €10,000. As the two spend time together, Checco falls in love with Farah.
Farah becomes conflicted by her plan to destroy Milan Cathedral, and by the friendship and kindness shown to her from Checco and his family. Before returning to her country, Farah gives Checco a suitcase that is supposed to contain the bomb, telling him not to open it until he reaches the Madonnina. When Checco opens the suitcase he discovers a model of a house that conceals the activation mechanism of the bomb. The bomb, which Farah had evidently placed in Checco's trullo, explodes, demolishing it as Checco desired.
Throughout the film, Checco continuously mentions (albeit some do also appear) relatives of his sharing the last name "Capobianco", acting as a running gag.
Tullio Solenghi
Tullio Alberto Gianfranco Solenghi (born 21 March 1948) is an Italian actor, voice actor, director, comedian, television personality and impressionist.
Together with fellow actors Anna Marchesini and Massimo Lopez, he has been a member of the ...
Nabiha Akkari
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Early life
Career
”Deep Sleep", the first single from the album peaked as 4 on the Danish Tracklisten Singles Chart and was certified gold. Bensouda has already played a number of large ve ...
Anna Rita Del Piano
Anna Rita Del Piano, real name Anna Rita Viapiano (born 26 July 1966, in Cassano delle Murge), is an Italian actress and theater director.
Biography
Anna Rita Viapiano was born in Cassano delle Murge, where she lived his childhood; late ...
: Anna Capobianco, Checco's mother
Reception
The film was met with high commercial success. In its opening weekend, the comedy surpassed '' Avatar'' for the most sales in the first 3 days of release, reaching $9.4 million. In just its second week, it reached $42.2 million in box-office revenue, topping '' Life Is Beautiful'' to become the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy. ''Life Is Beautiful'' retained the worldwide record for an Italian film with $70 million worldwide.
The film was surpassed as the highest-grossing Italian film in Italy by ''
Sole a catinelle
''Sole a catinelle'' (, modeled on the expression , "rain in bucketfulls ", which means that it is raining very hard) is a 2013 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Nunziante. The film is the second highest-grossing Italian film in Italy.
Plot ...
'' in 2013, also starring Zalone and directed by Nunziante and is now third behind the leader '' Quo Vado?'', again starring Zalone and directed by Nunziante. It is currently the fifth highest-grossing film in Italy.
The film did not receive wide distribution outside of Italy, with only limited festival releases in France and the Philippines and only a wide release in the Italian-speaking Swiss canton of Ticino.