Maccheroni (1985)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Ettore Scola

Writers:

Ruggero Maccari (screenplay) &
Furio Scarpelli (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 October 1985 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A businessman from the United States returns to Italy for the first time in four decades only to discover that an old girlfriend of his, along with her brother, have involved him in a massive hoax. |

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Flashback | Milan Italy | Reputation | Pasta

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Robert Traven
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Antonio Jasiello
Daria Nicolodi	...	Laura Di Falco
Isa Danieli	...	Carmelina Jasiello
Maria Luisa Santella	...	Door Keeper
Patrizia Sacchi	...	Virginia
Bruno Esposito	...	Giulio Jasiello
Orsetta Gregoretti	...	Young actress in theater
Marc Berman	...	French record producer
Jean-François Perrier	...	French record producer
Giovanna Sanfilippo	...	Maria
Fabio Tenore	...	Pasqualino (the little monk)
Marta Bifano	...	Luisella
Aldo De Martino	...	Cottone (theater manager)
Tilde De Spirito	...	The villain's mistress (as Clotilde De Spirito)

Also Known As:

Macaroni (International: English title) (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

USA:104 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Argentina:13 | West Germany:12 (bw)

Company:

Filmauro

Trivia:

Mastroianni had a cute film biz anecdote about this movie, noting that while promoting it in Manhattan he was having dinner at a posh Italian restaurant and the waiter - shaving a truffle over his pasta, motioned to Mastroianni whether he should continue and Marcello nodded yes, repeating "Paramount, Paramount" (the company was picking up the check).

Quotes:

Antonio: Ah, it's beautiful to waste time.

See Naples and Die

I lived in Naples at the time and those Americans who did loved this movie. There were many inside jokes that you could only know about if living or have lived in Italy. However, my sister saw it having never been in Naples and thought it was both touching and Naples. The people and and the city is really like it. Jack Lemmon doesn't play his typical character but plays straight man to the city and the people of Naples and seeing his reaction to this strange world of people and back alleys is hilarious. The movie reminds me a little of an Neopolitan version of the movie Cannery Row but much more funnier. Most Americans hate Naples until after a few months living there an then love it. The movie captures that spirit. Well worth seeing especially if you ever want to visit bella Napoli. I agree with the previous comment that the movie came and went all too fast...a sleeper.