Macaroni (film)

Macaroni (Italian: Maccheroni) is a 1985 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Ettore Scola.[1] The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards, ahead of Federico Fellini's Ginger and Fred,[2] but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]

Macaroni
Film poster
Directed byEttore Scola
Produced byFranco Committeri
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiis
Written byRuggero Maccari
Furio Scarpelli
Ettore Scola
StarringMarcello Mastroianni
Jack Lemmon
Music byArmando Trovajoli
CinematographyClaudio Ragona
Edited byCarla Simoncelli
Production
company
Filmauro
Massfilm
Distributed byFilmauro
Release date
  • 24 October 1985 (1985-10-24)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

Jack Lemmon plays a successful, physically exhausted, pill-popping American businessman, going through a divorce, who visits Naples, Italy. He spends several days there as a guest of a local business acquaintance, played by Marcello Mastroianni, who has a more laid-back philosophy and is devoted to his large family. In the process, Lemmon's character learns how to relax and live the good life.

Cast
  • Marcello Mastroianni as Antonio Jasiello
  • Jack Lemmon (dubbed by Giuseppe Rinaldi)[4] as Robert Traven
  • Daria Nicolodi as Laura Di Falco
  • Isa Danieli as Carmelina Jasiello
  • Maria Luisa Santella as Door Keeper
  • Patrizia Sacchi as Virginia
  • Bruno Esposito as Giulio Jasiello
  • Orsetta Gregoretti as Young actress in theater
  • Marc Berman as French record producer
  • Jean-François Perrier as French record producer
  • Giovanna Sanfilippo as Maria
  • Fabio Tenore as Pasqualino (the little monk)
  • Marta Bifano as Luisella
  • Aldo De Martino as Cottone (theater manager)
  • Tilde De Spirito as The villain's mistress (as Clotilde De Spirito)

Reception

The film opened in the United States, distributed by Paramount Pictures, on 13 screens on 1 November 1985 and grossed $119,925 in its opening weekend.[5]

See also

References
  1. "NY Times: Macaroni". NY Times.com. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  2. "'Macaroni' Italy's Pick For Oscar; Stirs Controversy". Variety. 6 November 1985. p. 5.
  3. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  4. "IL MONDO DEI DOPPIATORI - La pagina di GIUSEPPE "PEPPINO" RINALDI". www.antoniogenna.net.
  5. Greenberg, James (5 November 1985). "'Wish 3,' 'Elm St. 2' Nat'l B.O. Heavies". Daily Variety. p. 2.
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