Vacanze di Natale
Vacanze di Natale | |
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Directed by | Carlo Vanzina |
Written by | Carlo Vanzina Enrico Vanzina |
Produced by | Aurelio De Laurentiis Luigi De Laurentiis |
Starring | Jerry Calà Claudio Amendola Christian De Sica |
Cinematography | Claudio Cirillo |
Edited by | Raimondo Crociani |
Music by | Giorgio Calabrese |
Distributed by | Filmauro |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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.[1]
Plot[]
In Christmas of 1983 two families collide in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The first is very rich, elegant, refined taste and character and comes from Milan, consisting of Christian De Sica and Riccardo Garrone, while the second is made up of people extremely vulgar and rough to Rome contains the funny characters Claudio Amendola, Marilù Tolo and Mario Brega. The stories and adventures of the members of the two families intersect and give rise to hilarious misunderstandings, while a penniless pianist (Jerry Calà) fall in love again with his ex-girlfriend (Stefania Sandrelli). Roberto Covelli (De Sica) has an American girlfriend but worthy of much attention and persistently courted by Mario Marchetti (Amendola) which was initially became involved in a meeting with the girlfriend of a friend of his. The contact between the two families will be done through the acquaintance of Mario with a member of Covelli which, when seen in front of the rude common people of Rome are upset. After many adventures finished good and evil Samantha's girlfriend, Roberto, will notice the sad courting the mild Mario and give him what he wishes for one night before leaving for ever for America. Meanwhile, the Covelli Family with astonishment and regret discovers that his young son Roberto is gay. One year after the holiday, families reunite in Sardinia during the summer and will create a new whirlwind of hilarious situations.
Cast[]
- Jerry Calà as Billo, the pianist
- Christian De Sica as Roberto Covelli
- Karina Huff as Samantha
- Claudio Amendola as Mario Marchetti
- Antonella Interlenghi as Serenella
- Riccardo Garrone as Giovanni Covelli
- Rossella Como as Signora Covelli
- Guido Nicheli as Donatone
- as Luca Covelli
- Mario Brega as Arturo Marchetti
- Rossana Di Lorenzo as Erminia Marchetti
- Marilù Tolo as Grazia Tassoni
- Stefania Sandrelli as Ivana
- Roberto Della Casa as Cesare
- as Collosecco
- Licinia Lentini as Moira
- Moana Pozzi as Luana
- Clara Colosimo as Farmacista
References[]
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
External links[]
- 1983 films
- Italian-language films
- 1983 comedy films
- 1980s Christmas comedy films
- Films directed by Carlo Vanzina
- Italian Christmas comedy films
- Italian films
- 1980s Italian-language films
- 1980s Italian comedy film stubs
- Christmas film stubs