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    The Friends at the Margherita Café

    90'

    2009-04-03

    5.6

    Drama,Comedy

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingPupi AvatiWritingPupi Avati

    Cast

    1

    Al

    Diego Abatantuono

    1

    Taddeo

    Pierpaolo Zizzi

    1

    Bep

    Neri Marcorè

    1

    Marcella

    Laura Chiatti

    2

    Gian

    Fabio De Luigi

    1

    Manuelo

    Luigi Lo Cascio

    1

    Zanchi

    Claudio Botosso

    1

    Sarti

    Gianni Ippoliti

    2

    Ninni

    Luisa Ranieri

    1

    Natalia

    Gisella Marengo

    1

    Mamma di Taddeo

    Katia Ricciarelli

    1

    Carlo

    Gianni Cavina

    1

    Pus

    Niki Giustini

    1

    Mentos

    Bob Messini

    1

    Beatrice

    Maria Pia Timo

    1

    Walter

    Alfiero Toppetti

    1

    Padre di Gian

    Gianni Fantoni

    1

    La donna Con gli Occhiali

    Kristina Cepraga

    1

    Signora del Treno

    Francesca De Martini

    1

    Andrea Carpinteri

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 4326733
    • List of countries:
      1. Italy
    • List of languages:
      1. Italian
    • List of companies:
      1. Duea Film
      2. RAI Cinema
    • Vote Count: 101
    • Popularity: 0.7859
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Gli amici del Bar Margherita

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