Mario Carotenuto’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Mario Carotenuto has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1970s.
Recurring themes

The Chaos Class Is Waking Up
1976
Comedy

Meatballs
1979
Comedy

The King of the Street Cleaners
1977
Comedy · Romance

The Sign of Venus
1955
Romance · Comedy

Houseboat
1958
Comedy · Romance

Teacher's Pet
1958
Comedy · Romance

Desk Set
1957
Comedy · Romance

The Return of Don Camillo
1953
Comedy

Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. He is doubly unlucky: he bets too much on one horse, and his wife is sleeping with his best friend because Mandrake is always at the track. Penniless and cuckolded, Mandrake decides to make one last bet.
Dir. Steno · With Gigi Proietti, Enrico Montesano, Catherine Spaak

An aging American millionairess journeys to Rome each year with her chauffeur George to play the card game scopone with destitute Peppino and his wife Antonia.
Dir. Luigi Comencini · With Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano, Joseph Cotten
Back to his hometown, a former marshal finds his house occupied by a young woman working as a fishwife.
Dir. Dino Risi · With Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Tina Pica