The Friends at the Margherita Café (2009)
Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.
Director: Pupi Avati
Diego Abatantuono Al |
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Pierpaolo Zizzi Taddeo |
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Neri Marcorè Bep |
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Laura Chiatti Marcella |
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Fabio De Luigi Gian |
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Luigi Lo Cascio Manuelo |
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Claudio Botosso Zanchi |
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Gianni Ippoliti Sarti |
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Luisa Ranieri Ninni |
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Gisella Marengo Natalia |
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Katia Ricciarelli Mamma di Taddeo |
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Gianni Cavina Carlo |
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Niki Giustini Pus |
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Bob Messini Mentos |
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Maria Pia Timo Beatrice |
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Alfiero Toppetti Walter |
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Gianni Fantoni Padre di Gian |
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Kristina Cepraga La donna con gli occhiali |
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Francesca De Martini | |
Antonella Bavaro |
Directing | Pupi Avati | Director |
Writing | Pupi Avati | Writer |