Christmas Present (film)
Regalo di Natale, internationally released as Christmas Present, is a 1986 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 43° Venice Film Festival, in which Carlo Delle Piane won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. For his performance in this film Diego Abatantuono won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actor.[1] The film has a sequel, Christmas Rematch.[2]
| Christmas Present | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
| Produced by | Antonio Avati |
| Written by | Pupi Avati |
| Starring | Diego Abatantuono, Alessandro Haber, Carlo Delle Piane |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Rachini |
| Edited by | Amedeo Salfa |
| Distributed by | SACIS Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
The day before Christmas: a group of friends can be found, as tradition, rich in the house of one of them, for a game of poker. Each of the four men, including a mysterious lawyer, has problems in families, and trying to scrape together a Christmas game in a considerable sum in order to live better. But fate has a special plan for each day players.
Cast
- Diego Abatantuono as Franco Mattioli
- Gianni Cavina as Ugo Cavara
- Alessandro Haber as Gabriele Bagnoli
- Carlo Delle Piane as Antonio Sant'Elia
- George Eastman as Stefano Bertoni
- Kristina Sevieri as Martina
- Rossella Como
See also
References
- Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
- "Avati torna al tavolo verde". La Repubblica. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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