''Il... Belpaese'' (Italian for "The... Beautiful Country") is a

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

black comedy film written and directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio and

Silvia Dionisio Silvia Dionisio (born 28 September 1951) is an Italian actress who appeared in several movies in the 1970s. Born in Rome, Dionisio made her debut in the world of cinema when she was only 14 years old in the movie ''Darling''. Her career followe ...

. In the film, an Italian man spend several years working an

oil platform An oil platform (or oil rig, offshore platform, oil production platform, and similar terms) is a large structure with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas that lie in rock formations beneath the seabed. Many oil platfor ...

in the Persian Gulf. When he returns to Italy, he experiences culture shock when realizing the country's social changes.

Plot

Guido Berardinelli is an unfortunate tanker man, returned to Italy after eight years of work on an

in the Persian Gulf. Guido doesn't knows anything about the social movement in 1970s Italy, especially in Milan. When he arrives, he discovers that his "beautiful country" (BelpaesE) is a total disaster! However, Guido tries to live within the law, opening a watch store, but he is constantly being targeted by the Mafia...

Cast

* Paolo Villaggio as Guido Berardinelli *

as Mia *

Anna Mazzamauro Anna Mazzamauro (born 1 December 1938) is an Italian actress, comedian and television personality. Life and career Born Anna Maria Mazzamauro in Rome, Mazzamauro made her film debut in 1967, in Massimo Franciosa's '' Pronto... c'è una certa G ...

as Miss Gruber * Pino Caruso as Ovidio Camorrà * Gigi Reder as Alfredo * Giuliana Calandra as Elena * Massimo Boldi as Carletto * Raffaele Curi as Spadozza *

Ugo Bologna Ugo Bologna (11 September 1917 – 29 January 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Milan, the son of a municipal employee and a housewife, in 1936 Bologna started working as a primary school teacher, and in 1939 he atte ...

as The Bank Director * Leo Gavero as The Jeweler * Tom Felleghy as Andrea * Carla Mancini as Lisetta

References

External links

* 1977 black comedy films 1970s satirical films Italian satirical films Films directed by Luciano Salce Italian black comedy films 1977 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films Years of Lead (Italy) films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub