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Angela Finocchiaro has 20 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Turkish for Beginners
2012
Comedy
An enterprising producer believes he has hit upon a winning concept: a program of original animated shorts set to classical music. Undeterred by warnings that this has already been done by an American named 'Prisney,' he rallies an orchestra of geriatric women, a bullish conductor, and an animator that he keeps locked in the dungeon. What could go wrong?
Dir. Bruno Bozzetto · With Néstor Garay, Maurizio Micheli, Maurizio Nichetti
Alberto, post office manager of a small town in Brianza, under pressure of his wife Sylvia, is willing to do anything to get the transfer to Milan. Even pretending to be disabled to climb in the ranking. But the trick does not work and as punishment, he is transferred in a small town in Campania, which to an inhabitant of the north is equivalent to a nightmare ...
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro
Accio and Manrico are siblings from a working-class family in 1960s Italy: older Manrico is handsome, charismatic, and loved by all, while younger Accio is sulky, hot-headed, and treats life as a battleground — much to his parents' chagrin. After the former is drawn into left-wing politics, Accio joins the fascists out of spite, but his flimsy beliefs are put to test when he falls for Manrico's like-minded girlfriend.
Dir. Daniele Luchetti · With Elio Germano, Riccardo Scamarcio, Angela Finocchiaro
While waiting for the brain surgery of his daughter Angela, victim of a motorcycle accident, the surgeon Timoteo recalls his torrid affair with and passion for Italia, a simple woman from slums in the periphery of the big city where he lives. The ghost of the beloved and sexual object of desire Italia chases him in his memories.
Dir. Sergio Castellitto · With Penélope Cruz, Sergio Castellitto, Claudia Gerini
Heartbroken that their children no longer want to spend time with them, two parents fake an inheritance to bring the family together for Christmas.
Dir. Giovanni Bognetti · With Christian De Sica, Angela Finocchiaro, Dharma Mangia Woods
Traveling from New York to Italia, pretty Mary rushes into moody macho lawyer Tito. The girl immediately falls for the guy with the gruffy manners and in an very impertinent way, she leans on him as she gets in trouble: Not only that she gets tied up in her suite by some Gangsters, but also, her new husband is found dead.
Dir. Pipolo, Castellano · With Adriano Celentano, Debra Feuer, Jean Sorel
Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina.
Dir. Ferzan Özpetek · With Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco
On Christmas Eve, three friends dressed as Santa Claus are arrested in what looks like an attempted burglary and charged with being the infamous "Santa Claus Gang". While trying to prove their innocence to the police, the trio explains why they found themselves in such a strange situation...
Dir. Paolo Genovese · With Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Cristina lives a peaceful life until her older brother Ciro, who has to attend a trial, asks to spend house arrests at Cristina’s home.
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Paola Cortellesi, Rocco Papaleo, Luca Argentero
Dir. Luca Lucini · With Claudio Bisio, Filippo Nigro, Claudia Pandolfi
When a grandmother falls for a cheeky suitor with dubious intentions, her family devises a secret plan to protect her life — and their inheritance.
Dir. Giovanni Bognetti · With Christian De Sica, Angela Finocchiaro, Claudio Colica
as Prof.ssa Wanda Pacini
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Christian De Sica, Rocco Papaleo, Lello Arena
Stuck in a dead-end career and on a string of terrible dates, the life of 30-something Maddalena is a total mess until one day, she meets an unlikely imaginary friend who comes to her in the form of real-life porn star Valentina Nappi. Her mission? To teach Maddalena everything she needs to know about life, sex, and love.
Dir. Michela Andreozzi · With Diana Del Bufalo, Valentina Nappi, Alessandro Tiberi
as Silvia Colombo / Erminia
Now in the Far North (i.e. Milan!), Alberto has accepted to manage a program for efficiency improvement in the Italian Post. He devotes all his time and all his energy to this noble task and neglects his wife Silvia, which of course annoys her beyond limits. Things do not fare much better in Castellabate where it is rather Maria, Matta's wife, who gets on his nerves by always blaming him for his lack of ambition. One day, due to a misunderstanding, Mattia is transferred to... Milan! And on whose doorstep does he land? Alberto's of course!
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro
A very extended family gathers for the Christmas holidays, after the death of the breadwinner Leonardo Sereni, famous singer. The eldest son Julius, with his wife Marina, has a panettone factory.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bisio, Raoul Bova
A priest, after spending years in humanitary missions in Africa, reunites with his family, which is in worse conditions than when he left, and above all meets a young lady who will make him doubt both himself and his faith.
Dir. Carlo Verdone · With Carlo Verdone, Laura Chiatti, Angela Finocchiaro
Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!
Dir. Luca Miniero · With Claudio Bisio, Alessandro Gassmann, Angela Finocchiaro
Michele is a superficial man with nothing but contempt for other people and who lives only to show off his wealth on social media, until he finds himself mistaken for a North African immigrant in Eastern Europe and deported.
Dir. Enrico Lando · With Aldo Baglio, Jacky Ido, Fatou N'Diaye
Inside Bar Sport, a bar on the outskirts of Bologna managed by the histrionic Onassis, the adventures of regulars and casual patrons unfold. Searching for a pinball machine or a payphone, they encounter the omnipresent "technician," so called for his passion for soccer and always ready to chat or moderate other people's discussions. Thus, the ordeals of the handyman Bovinelli as he deals with the disasters at Muzzi's house, the diary of a provincial playboy's conquests, the sex life of the fiery prostitute Elvira, the search for a good restaurant during a dazed motorcycle trip with Cocosecco, or a trip to see Bologna play with the lawyer Della Lana become epic tales of tragicomic exploits.
Dir. Massimo Martelli · With Claudio Bisio, Giuseppe Battiston, Antonio Catania
as Gianna Grossi Tubi
While on holiday in the Caribbean, a bankrupt family pins their hopes on a rich man, two strangers fall in lust, and a technophile gets shipwrecked.
Dir. Neri Parenti · With Christian De Sica, Massimo Ghini, Angela Finocchiaro
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