Eccezzziunale... veramente[1] is a 1982 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.[2]
| Eccezzziunale... veramente | |
|---|---|
 2012 poster for a 30th-anniversary screening of the film | |
| Directed by | Carlo Vanzina |
| Written by | Carlo Vanzina Diego Abatantuono Enrico Vanzina |
| Produced by | Claudio Bonivento Alessandro Fracassi |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli |
| Edited by | Raimondo Crociani |
| Music by | Detto Mariano |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editDiego Abatantuono portrays three different parts as a supporter of the three main football teams of Italy: A.C. Milan, Internazionale and Juventus.
The three characters are: Donato Cavallo (A.C. Milan supporter), the chief of the hooligans of the southern stand in San Siro stadium; Franco Alfano, Inter supporter who believes he won the football lottery, but it's just a prank made by his friends; Tirzan, Juventus supporter, is a truck driver from Apulia, who decided to follow his beloved team to Belgium for a European Cup game.
Cast
edit- Diego Abatantuono as Donato Cavallo / Franco Alfano / Felice La Pezza, aka "Tirzan"
- Massimo Boldi as Massimo
- Teo Teocoli as Teo
- Stefania Sandrelli as Loredana
- Yorgo Voyagis as "The Slav"
- Ugo Conti as Ugo
- Anna Melato as Franco's Wife
- Gianfranco Barra as Inspector Patanè
- Clara Colosimo as Franco's mother-in-law
- Renzo Ozzano as a Parisian Inspector
- Renato D'Amore as Sandrino
- Franco Caraccioloas a Hitchhiker
- Enio Drovandi as a Policeman
- Guido Nicheli as a Man at a bar
- Franca Scagnetti as La Monica's Wife
References
edit- ^ The title is a distorted form of veramente eccezionale (roughly, "really outstanding") based on Abatantuono's trademark slang of the time, mimicking the talk of a poorly educated immigrant from Southern Italy.
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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