''Voltati Eugenio'' (internationally released as ''Eugenio'' and ''Turn Around Eugenio'') is a
1980
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comedy drama film
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by
Luigi Comencini
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37th Venice International Film Festival
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. The film won the
David di Donatello
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Eugenio is brought up by his grandparents because his father and his mother split up soon after his birth. The story of his parents is told by flashbacks.
Cast
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Dalila Di Lazzaro
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Born in Udine, Di Lazzaro started as a fashion model and was the subject of famous photographers such as Andy Warhol. She then gained attention i ...
: Fernanda
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Saverio Marconi
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Born in Rome, after his debut as a stage actor, Marconi had his breakout role in 1977 playing Gavino Ledda in the Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's drama fi ...
: Giancarlo
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Francesco Bonelli
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: Eugenio
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Carole André
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: Milena
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Bernard Blier
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He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time.
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: Grandpa Eugenio
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Dina Sassoli
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: Grandma Anna
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Gisella Sofio
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Born in Milan, Sofio started her career at the age of 16 as a model. In 1951 she began her acting career in Mario Mattoli's film '' Accidents to the ...
: Grandma Edvige
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José Luis de Villalonga
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