''Soap Opera'' is a 2014 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 ...

written and directed by

Alessandro Genovesi Alessandro Genovesi (born 10 January 1973) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and actor. Life and career Born in Milan, Genovesi started his professional career on stage, first as an actor and later as a playwright and a director ...

. It opened the 2014

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Plot

In a small building in

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, on the eve of New Year, all the neighbors are struggling with their stories. Francesco loves Anna, but their story is broken by Paolo, who claims to be gay and in love with Francesco. All of them are upset and bring the case to the police. Francesco and Anna manage to find love a few seconds before the new year.

Cast

Fabio De Luigi Fabio De Luigi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, film director, television presenter, and former basketball player. Biography Great-grandson of Tonino Guerra; has a son, Dino, born in 2007, and a daughter, Lola, ...

as Francesco *

Cristiana Capotondi Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing ...

as Anna *

Diego Abatantuono Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. Th ...

Carabiniere The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign polic ...

Gaetano Cavallo *

Chiara Francini Chiara Francini (born 20 December 1976 in Florence)Ricky Memphis Ricky Memphis (stage name of Riccardo Fortunati; born 29 August 1968) is an Italian television and film actor. He is best known for his interpretation of ''Inspector Mauro Belli'', in the police drama series, ''Distretto di Polizia'' ('Police Pr ...

as Paolo *

Elisa Sednaoui Elisa Sednaoui (born December 14, 1987) is a model, actress, philanthropist and film director of Syrian, Italian, Egyptian, and French descent. She has appeared in such films as ''Eastern Drift'', ''La Baie du renard'', ''Bus Palladium'', ''Les Ga ...

as Francesca *

Franz Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see ...

as Mario *

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as Gianni *

Caterina Guzzanti Caterina Guzzanti (born 5 June 1976) is an Italian satirist and actress. She is best known for her role in the celebrated television series "Boris". Biography She is the daughter of former Member of Parliament Paolo Guzzanti, and the sister of S ...

as Patrizia

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Alessandro Genovesi 2010s Italian films 2010s Italian-language films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub