Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director

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and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speaking countries, he is likely best known for his 1985

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'' Nothing Underneath'', starring

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and Renee Simonsen, which received a substantial home video release and aired on cable frequently. He would effectively remake his own film in 2011 as ''

The Last Fashion Show ''The Last Fashion Show'' ( it, Sotto il vestito niente – L'ultima sfilata, lit=Nothing underneath: the last fashion show) is a 2011 Italian giallo-thriller film directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an I ...

'' with Richard E. Grant. Many of his projects were made for Italian television with English-speaking actors, and in turn these films received English-language home video releases in America. He frequently worked with models-turned-actresses such as Renee Simonsen, Carole Bouquet,

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, Lauren Hutton, and

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. Two of his films, '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) and ''

Vacanze di Natale ''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina ...

'' (1983), were shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.Profile
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Filmography

*'' Luna di miele in tre'' (1976) *'' Figlio delle stelle'' (1979) *''

Arrivano i gatti ''Arrivano i gatti'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Jerry Calà as Jerry *Franco Oppini as Franco *Nini Salerno as Nini *Umberto Smaila as Umberto *Bruno Lauzi as the supermarket's director * Orchidea De Santis a ...

'' (1980) *''

Una vacanza bestiale ''Una vacanza bestiale'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Jerry Calà as Guido *Franco Oppini as Livio Zanon *Nini Salerno as Frustalupi *Umberto Smaila as Eros Castiglioni *Diego Abatantuono as Galeazzo *Teo Teoco ...

'' (1980) *''

I fichissimi ''I fichissimi'' (Italian for "The really cool guys", also known as ''Guys and Dolls in the Suburbs'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film consists in a story of rival punks in Milan and it is loosely based on the Will ...

'' (1981) *''

Viuuulentemente mia ''Viuuulentemente mia'' ("Mine with violence") is a 1982 Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast * Diego Abatantuono as Achille Cotone * Laura Antonelli as Anna Tassotti Maloni * Christian De Sica as Juan Lopez y A ...

'' (1982) *'' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) *''

Time for Loving ''Time for Loving'' (released in Italy as ''Sapore di mare'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films. It also generate ...

'' (1982) *''

Dagger Eyes ''Dagger Eyes'' ( it, Mystère) is a 1983 Italian thriller film directed by Carlo Vanzina, starring Carole Bouquet as Mystère. Plot Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who works in Rome. Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lig ...

'' (1983) *''

Il ras del quartiere ''Il ras del quartiere'' () is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Domingo *Isabella Ferrari as Veronica Gatti *Lino Troisi as Tarcisio Gatti *Daniel Stephen as Orson *Antonio Allocca Antonio Allocc ...

'' (1983) *''

'' (1983) *'' Amarsi un po''' (1984) *''

Vacanze in America ''Vacanze in America'' (''Holidays in America'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot summary Summer. In a high school in Rome, Don Buro, priest and religion teacher, leads a class of young people in a school holiday in ...

'' (1984) *'' Nothing Underneath'' (1985) *''

Yuppies Yuppie, short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional", is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city. The term is first attested in 1980, when it was used as a fairly neu ...

'' (1986) *'' Monte Napoleone'' (1986) *''

My First Forty Years ''My First Forty Years'' ( it, I miei primi 40 anni, also known as ''My Wonderful Life'') is a 1987 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina and starring Carol Alt, Elliott Gould and Jean Rochefort. It is loosely based on the autobiography ...

'' (1987) *'' Montecarlo Gran Casinò'' (1987) *'' The Gamble'' (1988) *'' Le finte bionde'' (1989) *''

Tre colonne in cronaca ''Tre colonne in cronaca'' (''Three columns in the news'') is a 1990 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is loosely based on the novel with the same name written by Corrado Augias and Daniela Pasti. For his performance Sergio Caste ...

'' (1990) *'' Millions'' (1991) *''

Piedipiatti ''Piedipiatti'' (, also known as ''Cops'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot Italian cops investigate a drug traffic ring between Italy and Colombia. They have to find out who is the mysterious Italian criminal called � ...

'' (1991) *''

Sognando la California ''Sognando la California'' () is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast * Massimo Boldi as Lorenzo Colombo *Nino Frassica as Antonio Castagna *Antonello Fassari as Giovanni Sbariggia *Maurizio Ferrini as Silvio Morandi *Bo Dere ...

'' (1992) *'' Pretty Princess'' (1993) *'' The Heroes '' (1994) *'' S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago'' (1994) *'' I Don't Speak English'' (1995) *'' Selvaggi'' (1995) *''

Squillo ''Squillo'' is the resonant, trumpet-like sound in the voices of opera singers. It is also commonly called "singer's formant", "ring", "ping", "core", and other terms. ''Squillo'' enables an essentially lyric tone to be heard over thick orchestr ...

'' (1996) *''

A spasso nel tempo ''A spasso nel tempo'' () is a 1996 Italian science fiction adventure comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film is included in the Italian sub-genre of '' cinepanettoni''. According to Adam O'Leary, ''A spasso nel tempo'' and its sequel are ...

'' (1996) *'' Banzai'' (1997) *''

A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua ''A spasso nel tempo – L'avventura continua'' () is a 1997 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It is a sequel to 1996 film '' A spasso nel tempo''. Cast *Christian De Sica as Ascanio Orsini Varaldo/Maresciallo Amabile *Massimo Boldi a ...

'' (1997) *'' Il cielo in una stanza'' (1999) *''

Vacanze di Natale 2000 ''Vacanze di Natale 2000'' (''Christmas Vacation 2000'') is a 1999 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Massimo Boldi as Ettore Colombo *Christian De Sica as Giovanni Covelli *Megan Gale as herself *Enzo Salvi as Oscar "Er Cipolla ...

'' (1999) *'' What Girls Never Say'' (2000) *''

E adesso sesso ''E adesso sesso'' (''And now sex'') is a 2001 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. It consists of eight segments, set in different Italian cities, all sharing sex as main theme. Plot In Italy there's the 2000s ...

'' (2001) *''

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'' (2001) *'' Febbre da cavallo - La mandrakata'' (2002) *'' Il pranzo della domenica'' (2003) *'' The Jokes'' (2004) *''

In questo mondo di ladri ''In questo mondo di ladri'' (English: In this world of thieves) is an album by Italian musician Antonello Venditti. It was released in 1988 by Heinz Music to commercial success, reaching no.1 on the Italian charts and selling more than 1.5 milli ...

'' (2004) *''

Il ritorno del Monnezza ''Il ritorno del Monnezza'' () is a 2005 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film pays hommage to the 1970s ''poliziotteschi''. The main character Rocky Giraldi, played by Claudio Amendola, is a combination of two of the most popula ...

'' (2005) *'' Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two'' (2006) *'' Olé'' (2006) *'' 2061: An Exceptional Year'' (2007) *''

Un'estate al mare ''Un'estate al mare'' is a 2008 film directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director St ...

'' (2008) *''

Un'estate ai Caraibi ''Un'estate ai Caraibi'' is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It stars Gigi Proietti, Enrico Brignano, Carlo Buccirosso, Biagio Izzo, and Martina Stella. Plot Several groups of Italians experience amusing adventures and test ...

'' (2009) *''

La vita è una cosa meravigliosa ''La vita è una cosa meravigliosa'' () is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria ...

'' (2010) *''

Ti presento un amico ''Ti presento un amico'' is a 2010 Italian film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot Marco Ferretti is an Italian manager who is young and beautiful, but he cannot stand the presence of women after a difficult affair. When Marco goes to Milan for an ...

'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *'' Ex 2: Still Friends?'' (2011) *'' Buona giornata'' (2012) *'' Us in the U.S.'' (2013) *'' Sapore di te'' (2014) *'' A Fairy-Tale Wedding'' (2014) *'' Torno indietro e cambio vita'' (2015) *'' Miami Beach'' (2016) *'' Non si ruba a casa dei ladri'' (2016) *'' Caccia al tesoro'' (2017)

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* 1951 births 2018 deaths Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters Italian film producers Writers from Rome Giallo film directors Burials at the Cimitero Flaminio {{Italy-film-director-stub