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Giovanni Esposito has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
Turkish for Beginners
2012
Comedy
Hapless Depression-era gangsters Al, John and Jack find out their boss wants to get rid of them and come up with a plan to sell him to the FBI, but Al's short-term memory loss could make it difficult.
Dir. Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Giacomo Poretti, Giovanni Storti · With Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Salvo and Valentino are two Sicilian friends who have moved to Turin, and now run a small business together. They drive foreign tourists around in a double-decker bus, and Salvo always tries to approach the pretty girls.
Dir. Valentino Picone, Salvatore Ficarra · With Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Ambra Angiolini
Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tycoon and politician Silvio Berlusconi in the years between 2006 and 2009.
Dir. Paolo Sorrentino · With Toni Servillo, Elena Sofia Ricci, Riccardo Scamarcio
When Debora's ex-husband, a popular neomelodic singer, loses his life in a stage dive, she worries that her 11-year-old son Ciro may be showing symptoms of depression. Taken to a child psychologist, shy Tommaso, Ciro eventually confesses to him that it's not his father's death that has got him down, it's love for his classmate, the cute Ludovica. The two make a deal: Tommaso will help Ciro to win the affections of Ludovica, while Ciro will give Tommaso a hand at having a chance with his mother.
Dir. Gianluca Ansanelli · With Serena Rossi, Luigi Esposito, Rosario Morra
as Gianni Pochi Pochi
Arturo Meraviglia is a struggling impresario who has to take care of Gioele and Rebecca, two children "inherited" by an old uncle. When he realizes that little Gioele has superpowers, his luck changes.
Dir. Alessandro Siani · With Alessandro Siani, Stefania Spampinato, Giovanni Esposito
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
as Don Leone Stella
Nearing death, videogame genius Leone Stella holds a contest to find an heir: several people named like him will compete in a live-streamed reenactment of his most famous exploits, and the winner will inherit his billion-dollar fortune.
Dir. Paolo Costella · With Claudia Gerini, Paolo Hendel, Marina Massironi
Fired from his HR job in the big city, Fulvio returns home and sees a leaky pipe in his brother's church as the way to save the crumbling town.
Dir. Alessandro Siani · With Alessandro Siani, Fabio De Luigi, Ana Caterina Morariu
Mamma Stella is on edge. As if she hadn't got enough trouble already with her daughter Rosa Maria, who has left her husband now Costantino, her son, has disrobed. Afraid to be the talk of the village, relegates him to a distant lighthouse belonging to the family. But Costantino does not remain far from the madding crowd for long. It does not take long indeed before all the local (or even distant) outcasts flock together there: Magnolia, a retired escort girl; Arturo, Rosa Maria's estranged husband; Valbona, a lesbian; Rosa Maria herself; and, to crown it all, two eccentric workers accompanied by a little girl... After a period of chaos, this small world gradually discovers that unity makes strength.
Dir. Rocco Papaleo · With Rocco Papaleo, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sarah Felberbaum
as Policeman at the airport
A wealthy broker, his loyal butler, and a poor street seller all see their social positions change in a twist of fate.
Dir. Aldo Baglio, Morgan Bertacca, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti · With Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Antonio, a representative of medical supplies with no success, finds a brilliant way to present himself to the customers and improve his sales: the special tiramisù made by his beautiful wife Aurora.
Dir. Fabio De Luigi · With Fabio De Luigi, Vittoria Puccini, Angelo Duro
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
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