''I'm Crazy About Iris Blond'' ( it, Sono pazzo di Iris Blond) is a 1996 Italian

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

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first thre ...

Cast

as Romeo Spera *

Claudia Gerini Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, Gerini won the National Competition of Miss Teenager in 1985. She got her first part in a film, ''La ballata di Eva'', at 14. She subsequ ...

as Iris Cecere *

Andréa Ferréol Andréa Ferréol (born Andrée Louise Ferréol; January 6, 1947) is a French actress and officer of the Ordre national du Mérite (2009). Her debut was in the 1973 film '' La Grande bouffe'', which made a big scandal at the Cannes Film Festival. ...

as Marguerite Pierraud *

Nello Mascia Nello Mascia (born 28 December 1946) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1971. Selected filmography References External links * 1946 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film ...

as Vincenzo Cecere, Iris's father *Nuccia Fumo as Mariangela Cavone *

Mino Reitano Beniamino "Mino" Reitano (December 7, 1944 – January 27, 2009) was an Italian singer, songwriter and actor. Reitano was born in Fiumara, a small village in Calabria. His father, an employee at the local railway station, was very passionat ...

as Himself *Didier De Neck as Julien Barison *Alain Montoisy as René Guascognaire *Patrice De Mincke as Daniel Muijian *Liesbet Jannes as Jacqueline Pasinar

Release

The film opened at third place at the Italian box office behind ''

The Hunchback of Notre Dame ''The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'' (french: Notre-Dame de Paris, translation=''Our Lady of Paris'', originally titled ''Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482'') is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. It focuses on the unfortunate story ...

'' and fellow opener and Italian comedy ''

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 ...

'', with a gross of $692,750 from 75 screens in its opening weekend.

References

External links

* 1996 films Films directed by Carlo Verdone 1990s Italian-language films 1996 comedy films Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub