''Holy Tongue'' ( it, La lingua del santo) is a
2000
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Italian
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* 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 ...
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
Carlo Mazzacurati
Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980.
His better known films include ''Il Toro'' (1994) and ''La lingua del santo'' (2000). H ...
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It entered into the main competition at the
57th Venice International Film Festival
The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000. The Golden Lion was awarded to Dayereh directed by Jafar Panahi.
Jury
The following people comprised the 2000 jury:
* Miloš Forman (head of jury ...
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Cast
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Antonio Albanese
Antonio Albanese (born 10 October 1964 in Olginate, Province of Lecco), is an Italian comedian, actor, director and writer.
Biography
Born in Lombardy to Sicilian parents, he studied at the Civic Drama School in Milan, then opted to pursue an ...
- Antonio
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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 ...
- Willy "
Alain Delon
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon (; born 8 November 1935) is a French actor and filmmaker. He was one of Europe's most prominent actors and screen sex symbols in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for h ...
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Isabella Ferrari
Isabella Ferrari (born 31 March 1964), better known by her stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, is an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, ''Commissioner Giovanna Scalise'' in the police dram ...
- Patrizia
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Toni Bertorelli
Toni Bertorelli (18 March 1948 – 26 May 2017) was an Italian actor. He performed in over sixty films.
Biography
Bertorelli was born in Barge, Piedmont, Italy.
Bertorelli began his acting career in 1969 working with his friend Carlo Cecchi. H ...
- Krondano
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Ivano Marescotti
Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director.
Life and career
Born in Villanova di Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Marescotti worked as a clerk in the urban sector of the Councillorship of ...
- Dr. Ronchitelli
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Marco Paolini
Marco Paolini (born March 5, 1956) is an Italian stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author.
Personal background
Paolini is the son of a railroad engineer and a housewife from Belluno, Italy. In the 1970s, he moved to Treviso and s ...
- Saint Antonio
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- Maritan
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Tying Tiffany - The clerk
References
External links
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2000 films
Italian comedy films
2000 comedy films
Films directed by Carlo Mazzacurati
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