Immaturity and poor sportsmanship once again find their firmly established place in children's athletics (at least among the...
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2005
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Piero C. (Piero Chiambretti) has an unusual knack for meeting beautiful women -- which, in this comedy, turns out to be more...
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2001
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2000
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Italian comedy star Sergio Rubini is top-billed in this story about a country bumpkin making his way in the big city, Central...
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1999
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Carlo Verdone directed this Italian comedy in which the refers to a capercaillie, a European grouse distinctive for its...
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1998
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Saying that she needs to "discover herself," Irene has just left her boyfriend, Andrea. Because she was the wealthy one with...
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1997
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This Italian political satire from filmmaker Lina Wertmuller will be most enjoyable for those well-grounded in Italian...
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1996
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Warner Bros. attempted to revitalize its animation division with this family adventure that blended live action and animation...
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1996
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1995
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Italian filmmaker Carlo Verdone both directed and starred in this lightweight comedy comprised of three segments, each...
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1995
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This Italian heist-comedy movie is a revision of Mario Monicelli's 1958 film Big Deal on Madonna Street. This version is set...
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1994
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This Italian comedy, set in WW II, follows the road trip of a troupe of traveling boxers upon the roads of Tuscany. The story...
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1994
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Television sitcom star Tim Allen made his big screen debut with this light, family-friendly holiday comedy. Allen stars as...
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1994
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Ugo Fantozzi (Paolo Villagio) is a retired accountant who is stunningly ugly, and his ability to suffer having even the most...
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1993
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Their father (Barry Morse) is a wealthy, world-renowned painter, and he brought the three siblings (two sons and a daughter)...
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1993
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1993
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Ricky (Renato Pozzetto) has been a prosperous businessman, but lately things haven't been going so well, and he isn't sure...
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1993
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In this comedy, Saverio (Carlo Verdone) and his brother-in-law Filippo (Sergio Castellitto) both work at a travel agency...
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1991
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Guerilla wars against the major powers have been a factor in Central American politics for a long time. This biographical...
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1990
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When policeman Carlo Vinciguerra (Carlo Verdone) arrests everyone attending a party in order to break up a drug ring, he is...
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1990
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1990
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This wickedly funny Italian comedy centers upon a lascivious, fun-loving old uncle who hands out blood-test certificates to...
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1989
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For well over twenty years at the time of this film's release in 1988, the adventures of the hapless innocent Ugo Fantozzi...
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1988
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Millionaire Volpone recruits his new butler Mosca to fool three heirs in this engaging comedy. Gathering around the...
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1988
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Carlo (Carlo Verdone) is a responsible sibling who deals with his black-sheep sister Silvia (Ornella Muti) in this situation...
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1987
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Two men becomes friends when they are among a dozen people attending a two-week survival camp in this amusing comedy. The...
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1987
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In one popular Spanish-English dictionary, "picaro" is defined as "roguish; scheming, tricky; low, vile; mischievous," and...
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1987
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The Fantozzi character was created by Paolo Villaggio, based on stories he had written, and first appeared onscreen in 1975....
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1986
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1986
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Originally titled Speriamo che sia Femmina, Let's Hope It's a Girl is a multifaceted exploration of the pointlessness of...
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1986
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In this comedy, the ever-resourceful Alfio (Carlo Verdone) and his pal Silvano (Renato Pozzetto) are medical school graduates...
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1986
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1985
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Carrying a patchwork storyline on the strength of their top characterizations, popular Italian comics Carlo Verdone (also the...
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1985
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Though some viewers might be put off by its length, graphic violence, and absence of likable characters, Sergio Leone's final...
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1984
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This is the fourth "Fantossi" comedy by director Neri Parenti and stars Paolo Villaggio again as the out-of-luck office clerk...
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1983
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In a series of vignettes that serve as a sequel to Amici Miei, director Mario Monicelli brings back several of his stars from...
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1982
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Fracchia (Paolo Villaggio) is a timid office worker whose life is turned upside-down when a maniacal killer is photographed...
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1981
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The stage comedian Carlo Verdone directed and stars as the three main characters -- Furio, Mimmo, and Pasquale -- in this...
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1981
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1980
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1980
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A presumptuous American actress falls for a handsome Italian banker before embarking on the misadventure of a lifetime in...
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1979
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The format of this tripartite comedy by Carlo Verdone and also starring the Italian comic in all three leads worked so well...
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1979
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In this drama, Temistocle Orimbelli (Ugo Tognazzi) is a middle-aged man with a profound appreciation for womankind -- an...
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1977
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Three films are gathered here under one title, and the general theme of sexual encounters unites them. In "Superman and Lady...
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1976
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In this episodic anthology, written and directed by assorted Italian filmmakers, the political and social aspects of Italian...
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1976
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1975
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In a series of different stories, Fantozzi (Paolo Villaggio) is a stoical low-level office worker. He is beset by a world of...
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1975
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This dark comedy about a frantic arms merchant was a daring film for comedian Alberto Sordi to have made. Not only does he...
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1974
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In this black comedy, a struggling actor-playwright goes on tour with a play he wrote for himself and his lover. It is about...
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1974
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Giovanni Bonfiglio (Paolo Villaggio) is a sports agent from Italy, and he has signed black basketball ace Ben Ferguson...
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1974
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1972
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This mildly amusing satire of Italian marital customs concerns a meek bank teller (Dustin Hoffman) who has an affair with...
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1972
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Per Grazia Ricevuta (released in the US by The Cross-Eyed Priest) is a semi-autobiographical work from Italian...
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1971
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This ribald comedy is based on a classic 16th-century play, La Betia, by the playwright Ruzante. The story is simple enough:...
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1971
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What started out as a one-night stand grows more complicated as television news-reporter Luigi (Gianni Morandi) encounters...
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1970
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This three-part social satire lampoons the church, television, big business and universities plagued by campus unrest....
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1970
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Serafino (Adriano Celentano) is an illiterate shepherd who lives in the bucolic splendor of the Abruzis mountains. He takes...
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1968
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In this satire, former Italian Resistance hero Natalino (Nino Manfredi) finds himself a total failure as a civilian. He...
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1968
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A couple with marital problems hopes to find new spirit living in a haunted house in this arcical comedy. Pasquale (Vittorio...
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1967
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1964
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This French/Italian historical spectacle was released in the US as Imperial Venus. Gina Lollobridgida, in her considerable...
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1962
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This tale of fleeting romance is a commendable first-feature effort by documentarian Guido Guerrasio, and it has to do with...
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1962
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The title character, played by Claudia Cardinale, is a young woman who heads out alone to the big city after being dumped by...
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1961
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The culture of a Caribbean island drenched in sun and rhythmic music, and the calypso sounds themselves are the main focus of...
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1959
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1955
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Told in pageantlike fashion, Casa Ricordi is the story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all...
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1954
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This enjoyable parody of classic fairytales about kingdoms and despotic kings is set in the year 1000 and stars Italy's...
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1954
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The life of composer Giacomo Puccini is dramatized in this attractively produced biopic. Gabriele Ferzetti plays the title...
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1953
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