''Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!'' ( it, Lascia perdere, Johnny!) is a 2007

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by

Fabrizio Bentivoglio Fabrizio Bentivoglio (born 4 January 1957) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor and screenwriter. Biography Fabrizio Bentivoglio was born in Milan (his father is Venetian). After only one season in the juvenile team of Inter, he left his spor ...

. It is loosely based on real life events of musician Fausto Mesolella, a member of

Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel (also known as Avion Travel) is an Italian musical group, formed in Caserta in 1980. The group was named after a travel agency situated in Caserta. They were discovered by Caterina Caselli. In 2000 the band won the ...

. It was nominated for four David di Donatello Awards, including Best New Director.

Plot

Cast

* Antimo Merolillo as Fausto "Johnny" Ciaramella *

as Augusto Riverberi *

Ernesto Mahieux Ernesto Mahieux (born 12 July 1946) is an Italian actor, sometimes credited under the name Ernesto Maiè. Biography Born in Naples in 1946, he abandoned school to work in different jobs and to live in Milan and Rome. From the second half of ...

as Raffaele Niro *

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...

as Annamaria *

Lina Sastri Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her ...

as Vincenza, Johnny's mother * Peppe Servillo as Gerry Como * Roberto De Francesco as Autore *

Toni Servillo Marco Antonio Servillo (), known as Toni Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both '' Gomorrah'' and ''Il Divo'' and in 2013 for ''The Great Beauty'', as wel ...

as Maestro Falasco * Daria D'Antonio as Franca Marocco *

Ugo Fangareggi Ugo Fangareggi (30 January 1938 – 20 October 2017) was an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Genoa, Fangareggi worked as a dental technician when in 1961 he was noticed by Luigi Squarzina who chose him to act in the play ''Ciascuno a suo ...

as Pietro Tagnin *

Luigi Montini Luigi Montini (born 24 February 1934) is an Italian actor in over a hundred films and TV shows since 1962. Selected filmography External links * 1934 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ...

as Discografico

References

External links

* Italian comedy-drama films 2007 comedy-drama films Italian biographical films 2000s biographical films Biographical films about musicians Cultural depictions of Italian men Cultural depictions of rock musicians 2007 directorial debut films 2007 films 2000s Italian films {{bio-film-stub

Plot

Cast

See also

References

External links