''Fantozzi va in pensione'' ("''Fantozzi Retires''") is a
1988 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 o ...
directed by
Neri Parenti
Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950, in Florence) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni'' - za ...
. It is the sixth chapter in the
Fantozzi
''Fantozzi'' is a 1975 Italian satirical cult film, based on in the saga of the unlucky Italian accountant employee Ugo Fantozzi, written and played by his creator Paolo Villaggio.
The film is a parody of middle class workers of the 1970s, unh ...
film series of the unlucky clerk
Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator,
Paolo Villaggio.
Plot
The accountant Fantozzi has reached the retirement age and left the work: he is now finally free from the stress of work but boredom seems to take over. He then tries the political activity, adopts a "puppy", goes on a trip to
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, tries to find new jobs. He eventually came back to work at his former company in exchange for his pension.
Cast
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Paolo Villaggio as
Ugo Fantozzi
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Milena Vukotic
Milena Vukotic (, ; born 23 April 1935) is an Italian former ballerina and a stage, television, and film actress.
Biography
Vukotic was born in Rome, to a Serb Montenegrin comedy playwright father and an Italian pianist/composer mother ...
as Pina Fantozzi
*
Gigi Reder
Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for the role of Filini in the ''Fantozzi'' film series.
Biography
Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolita ...
as Filini
* Plinio Fernando as Mariangela Fantozzi / Uga Fantozzi
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Anna Mazzamauro as Mrs. Silvani
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Paul Muller as Duke Count Francesco Maria Barambani
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Antonio Allocca as The Examiner
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Pino Ferrara as Accountant Fonelli
* Albano Bufalini as Mr. Colsi
References
External links
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1988 comedy films
1988 films
Films directed by Neri Parenti
Italian comedy films
1980s Italian films
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