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Vacanze di Natale
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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, Maril 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 Cal) 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 Cal 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
* Marco Urbinati as Luca Covelli
* Mario Brega as Arturo Marchetti
* Rossana Di Lorenzo as Erminia Marchetti
* Maril Tolo as Grazia Tassoni
* Stefania Sandrelli as Ivana
* Roberto Della Casa as Cesare
* Paolo Baroni as Collosecco
* Licinia Lentini as Moira
* Moana Pozzi as Luana
* Clara Colosimo as Farmacista
References
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