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The Finzi Detective Agency
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Wikipedia article
'The Finzi Detective Agency' is a 1979 Italian crime-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Corbucci and starring Renato Pozzetto. It is loosely based on the comic character Riccardo Finzi created by Max Bunker.
Plot
Riccardo Finzi is a private investigator who moves to Milan in search of fortune. On his first night in town he meets a mysterious girl named Susy, who is later found dead. Convinced of foul play, he and his assistant Giuseppe decide to investigate.
In pop culture
Investigator Riccardo Finzi, a supporter of football club A.C. Monza, declared in a sentence: "I support Monza, we will never be able to reach the Serie A". The quote became a classic in Monza culture, and was made part of a fan chant: "'Il nostro Calcio Monza in C1, e non andremo mai in Serie A. Ma io non moller, questa la mia mentalit. segui anche tu la squadra della tua citt'" (Our Calcio Monza is in Serie C1|[Serie] C1, and we will never go to Serie A. But I will not give up, this is my mentality. You too follow the team of your city).
Cast
*Renato Pozzetto as Riccardo Finzi
* Simona Mariani as Samantha
*Enzo Cannavale as Giuseppe aka Ciammarica
*Olga Karlatos as Clara Moser
*Silvano Tranquilli as Augusto Moser
*Elio Zamuto as Commissioner Salimbeni
* Massimo Belli as Pellegrini
*Lory Del Santo as Pierpaola Moser
*Luca Sportelli as Doorman
* Barbara De Bortoli as Arista
*Adriana Facchetti as Pina Parenti
*Franco Caracciolo as Moser's Butler
See also
* List of Italian films of 1979
References
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