Good News (1979 film)
Good News (Italian: Buone notizie) is a 1979 Italian satirical comedy film written and directed by Elio Petri and starring Giancarlo Giannini. It is the last film of Petri.[1][2][3]
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| Directed by | Elio Petri |
| Written by | Elio Petri |
| Starring | Giancarlo Giannini |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Tonino Nardi |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
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| Language | Italian |
Plot
An anonymous official of a television company leads an ordinary life; going to work every day and coming home to his wife. However, his marriage is in crisis because he and his wife can no longer communicate with one another. One day, he is contacted by an old friend he hasn't seen for several years. His friend confides that he is being threatened by mysterious assassins. After a series of adventures, including an erotic interlude with his friend's wife, he receives an envelope from his friend with the words, "not to be opened" on a series of cards that repeat that same sentence over and over. At his friend's Jewish funeral, the protagonist's wife tells him that she is expecting his dead friend's child.
Cast
- Giancarlo Giannini as The Man
- Ángela Molina as Fedora
- Paolo Bonacelli as Gualtiero Milano
- Aurore Clément as Ada
- Ombretta Colli as Tignetti
- Ritza Brown as Benedetta
- Franco Iavarone as Commissioner
- Ninetto Davoli as Trade Unionist
See also
References
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini. Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film. Zanichelli, 2010. ISBN 8808227227.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.