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Carlo Vanzina
Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. In English-speaking countries, he is likely best known for his 1985 giallo '' Nothing Underneath'', starring Donald Pleasence and Renee Simonsen, which received a substantial home video release and aired on cable frequently. He would effectively remake his own film in 2011 as ''The Last Fashion Show'' with Richard E. Grant. Many of his projects were made for Italian television with English-speaking actors, and in turn these films received English-language home video releases in America. He frequently worked with models-turned-actresses such as Renee Simonsen, Carole Bouquet, Carol Alt, Lauren Hutton, and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, '' Eccezzziunale... veramente'' (1982) and ''Vacanze di Natale'' (1983), were shown as part of a retrospective on I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
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Vacanze Di Natale
''Vacanze di Natale'' is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Both are from Rome. One of them (the Covelli family) is seemingly rich, elegant, and with refined taste, although there are some hints that they are parvenu. They consist of consists of mother, father (played by Riccardo Garrone), two sons (of which Christian De Sica) and a daughter. The second (the Marchetti family) is made up of people seemingly vulgar and rough, where the father (played by Mario Brega) is a butcher, and the son is played by Claudio Amendola. The Amendola character and the second son of the rich family are both fans of football club A.S. Roma, and know one another well as they attend together the games every Sunday, and they are happy to see one another, so the families have to spend some time together, despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuppies (film)
''Yuppies'' ( it, Yuppies – I giovani di successo) is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. A sequel entitled '' Yuppies 2'', directed by Enrico Oldoini, was released later in the same year. Cast *Jerry Calà as Giacomo *Christian De Sica as Sandro *Massimo Boldi as Lorenzo *Ezio Greggio as Willy *Corinne Cléry as Françoise *Federica Moro as Margherita *Guido Nicheli as director of Giacomo *Ugo Bologna as Lorenzo's father in law *Valeria D'Obici as Virginia *Sharon Gusberti as Amanda *Isaac George as waiter of Lorenzo *Jinny Steffan as Gioietta *Sergio Vastano as Police commissioner *Renzo Marignano Renzo Marignano (26 March 1923 - 25 November 1987), sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director. Born in Genoa, after World War II Marignano was one of the founders of ''Cimofilm'', a production company speciali ... as Françoise's husband References External links * 1986 films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Films score ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacanze In America
''Vacanze in America'' (''Holidays in America'') is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot summary Summer. In a high school in Rome, Don Buro, priest and religion teacher, leads a class of young people in a school holiday in the United States. Among the guys there is the repeating Peo, who decides to entertain the boys in his own way, including roulette bets and beautiful girls with whom to have sex. However Peo doesn't realize that Don Buro, to ensure peace, has brought in another companion: Mrs. De Romanis, mother of one of the boys. Cast *Jerry Calà: Peo Colombo *Christian De Sica: Don Buro *Claudio Amendola: Alessio Liberatore *Antonella Interlenghi: Antonella *Edwige Fenech: Miss De Romanis *Gianmarco Tognazzi: Filippo De Romanis * Fabio Ferrari: Furio Quintiliani * Enzo Liberti: Alessio's Father See also * List of Italian films of 1984 A list of films produced in Italy in 1984 (see 1984 in film): External linksItalian films of 1984at the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarsi Un Po' (film)
''Amarsi un po'' (English: "To Love a Little") is a 1984 Italian romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. Plot Cristiana is a young and beautiful princess in Rome, bored by her life and her traditional parents. Marco is a young electrician and the son of a news agent. The two meet due to a minor car accident; they like each other and decide to be together despite the differences in class. Soon a great love is born, but in the long run the misunderstandings due to the different social background prevail: on the occasion of a holiday with some friends of the girl, the differences in style and behavior are highlighted, also due to the presence of an old flame of Cristiana. The two break up, and she plans a wedding with the wealthy French nobleman Felix Rothschild. But the love between Marco and Cristiana did not fade or die. Marco, having learned of Cristiana's imminent wedding, leaves by car from Rome to Paris; he falls asleep while driving and collides with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Ras Del Quartiere
''Il ras del quartiere'' () is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Diego Abatantuono as Domingo *Isabella Ferrari as Veronica Gatti *Lino Troisi as Tarcisio Gatti *Daniel Stephen as Orson *Antonio Allocca as the Brigadier *Gianni Cajafa as the janitor *Gianni Ansaldi as Arturo Beccalossi *Lara Nakszyński as Lola *Mauro Di Francesco Mauro Di Francesco (born 17 May 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality. Life and career Born in Milan, Di Francesco started his career in the mid-1960s as a child actor appearing in some RAI miniseries. In the 1970s, he ... as Jena References External links * 1983 films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina 1980s Italian-language films 1983 comedy films Italian comedy films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagger Eyes
''Dagger Eyes'' ( it, Mystère) is a 1983 Italian thriller film directed by Carlo Vanzina, starring Carole Bouquet as Mystère. Plot Mystère is a high-class French prostitute who works in Rome. Her friend and colleague Pamela steals a gold lighter from a German customer and hides it in her purse. The German and Pamela are mysteriously killed in rapid succession and Mystère is saved from an aggression only by the prompt intervention of Inspector Colt. Mystère and Colt come to a subtle understanding that will allow the pair to come to the fore of the international intrigue in which they find themselves involved. The German was in fact a photographer who had taken very compromising shots of an attack by the Soviet secret services on an American office in Piazza di Spagna where a politician was assassinated. The microfilm from the camera was hidden in the lighter that ended up in Mystère's possession. Mystère discovers that her friend's killer, the photographer, is the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time For Loving
''Time for Loving'' (released in Italy as ''Sapore di mare'') is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It obtained a great commercial success and launched a short-living subgenre of revival-nostalgic comedy films. It also generated a sequel, '' Sapore di mare 2 - Un anno dopo''. For her performance in this film Virna Lisi won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress and a Silver Ribbon in the same category. Plot summary The film is set in the Sixties, in the Tuscan beach of Forte dei Marmi. A group of young friends spends their holidays at the sea. One of them has a girlfriend, but she loves another man, while his brother is with a beautiful American girl, but he prefers another woman. Finally, a shy student falls in love with an older woman. The end of the movie is a fast-forward in which the same friends gather together after twenty years; however, they are sad because everything is different in their life. Cast * Jerry Calà: Luca * Christian De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viuuulentemente Mia
''Viuuulentemente mia'' ("Mine with violence") is a 1982 Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast * Diego Abatantuono as Achille Cotone * Laura Antonelli as Anna Tassotti Maloni * Christian De Sica as Juan Lopez y Aragona de Figeroa * Guido Nicheli as Rodolfo * Jackie Basehart as Frank Lovejoy * Diego Cappuccio as Achille's Colleague * Sandro Ghiani as The Sardinian Policeman * Roberto Della Casa as Italian Commissioner * Massimo Sarchielli as Spanish Commissioner * Guido Cerniglia as Lawyer Pardini See also * List of Italian films of 1982 A list of films produced in Italy in 1982 (see 1982 in film): References Footnotes Sources * * External linksItalian films of 1982at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1982 1982 Films Italian Italian(s) ... References External links * 1980s crime comedy films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Italian crime comedy films 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Fichissimi
''I fichissimi'' (Italian for "The really cool guys", also known as ''Guys and Dolls in the Suburbs'') is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film consists in a story of rival punks in Milan and it is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. Plot Milan, early 1980s. The Milanese Romeo and the Apulian Felice lead two rival gangs. Romeo falls in love with Giulietta without knowing she is the sister of Felice. Cast * Jerry Calà as Romeo * Diego Abatantuono as Felice * Simona Mariani as Giulietta * Mauro Di Francesco as Renato * Carmine Faraco as Felice's Brother * Ugo Bologna as Lawyer Colombo See also * List of Italian films of 1981 A list of films produced in Italy in 1981 (see 1981 in film): References Footnotes Sources * External linksItalian films of 1981at the Internet Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Italian Films Of 1981 1981 Events January * Janu ... References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Una Vacanza Bestiale
''Una vacanza bestiale'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Jerry Calà as Guido *Franco Oppini as Livio Zanon *Nini Salerno as Frustalupi *Umberto Smaila as Eros Castiglioni *Diego Abatantuono as Galeazzo *Teo Teocoli Antonio "Teo" Teocoli (born 25 February 1945) is an Italian actor, TV conductor, singer and writer appearing in about 30 mostly Italian productions since 1975. Selected filmography * ''Paolo e Francesca'' (1971) * '' The Boss and the Worke ... as the Moroccan *Lorella Morlotti as th tourist References External links * 1980 films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina 1980s Italian-language films 1980 comedy films Italian comedy films 1980s Italian films {{1980s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrivano I Gatti
''Arrivano i gatti'' () is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. Cast *Jerry Calà as Jerry *Franco Oppini as Franco *Nini Salerno as Nini *Umberto Smaila as Umberto *Bruno Lauzi as the supermarket's director * Orchidea De Santis as the adult film actress *Diego Abatantuono as Felice *Ennio Antonelli as Braciola *Danila Trebbi as Danila *Gianni Baghino as Rivetti *Aldo Puglisi as Lieutenant La Pezza *Ugo Bologna as Mario Bonivento * Cesare Gelli as the adult film director *Daniela Basile as Leonarda *Franca Scagnetti as the New Telecineramek's employee *Jimmy il Fenomeno as himself *Hal Yamanouchi , also known as , is a Japanese-born actor, dancer, choreographer and writer. He has resided in Italy since 1975 and holds Italian citizenship. Beginning his career as a mime, he has performed in and choreographed for numerous stage productions ... as Suzuki *Pietro Zardini as Rimoldi *Barbara Herrera as baroness Romanoff * Cindy Leadbetter as Ingrid References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
