Maccheroni (1985)

Director:

Ettore Scola

Writers:

Ruggero Maccari (screenplay) &
Furio Scarpelli (screenplay) ...
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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)
Carlotta Ercolino	...	TV journalist
Vincenza Gioioso	...	Donna Amalia
Ernesto Mahieux	...	Young actor in theater
Giovanni Mauriello	...	Driver
Alfredo Mingione	...	Aeritalia manager
Daniela Novak	...	Giulio's fiancee
Umberto Principe	...	Michele Vitale
Giovanni Riccardi	...	Eugenio
Corrado Taranto	...	Alberto

Directed by
Ettore Scola

Writing credits
Ruggero Maccari		(screenplay) &
Furio Scarpelli		(screenplay) &
Ettore Scola		(screenplay)

Produced by
Franco Committeri	....	producer
Aurelio De Laurentiis	....	producer
Luigi De Laurentiis	....	producer

Original Music by
Armando Trovajoli

Cinematography by
Claudio Ragona

Film Editing by
Carla Simoncelli

Production Design by
Luciano Ricceri

Set Decoration by
Ezio Di Monte

Costume Design by
Nanà Cecchi

Makeup Department
Adalgisa Favella	....	hair stylist
Franco Freda	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Franco Cremonini	....	unit manager
Carmine Parmigiani	....	unit manager
Gino Santarelli	....	production manager
Giorgio Scotton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alessandro Colizzi	....	second assistant director
Stefano Rubeo	....	third assistant director
Paola Scola	....	assistant director

Art Department
Domenico Sica	....	assistant set designer

Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlo Palmieri	....	sound mixer
Robert Rietty	....	adr supervisor
Massimo Rinchiusi	....	sound synchronisation
Corrado Volpicelli	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Maurizio Pensa	....	opticals & titles

Camera and Electrical Department
Aldo Bergamini	....	assistant camera
Otello Diodato	....	gaffer
Alberto Emidi	....	key grip
Giancarlo Granatelli	....	assistant camera
Enrico Lucidi	....	camera operator
Paul Ronald	....	still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angela Anzimani	....	wardrobe
Elisabetta Bocciardo	....	assistant costume designer
Emanuele Zito	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Antonella Macchi	....	assistant film editor
Francesco Malvestito	....	assistant film editor
Isabella Mauro	....	assistant film editor
Giacomo Volpi	....	color timer

Music Department
Sergio Marcotulli	....	music recording engineer

Other crew
Luciano Bispuri	....	accountant
Elide Cortesi	....	script supervisor
Leonardo Curreri	....	accountant
Graziano Diana	....	screenplay assistant
Gianfranco Morra	....	accountant
Maria Ruhle	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Filmauro
• Massfilm

Distributors

• Palace Pictures (1987) (UK) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (1986) (Germany) (theatrical)
• IDA films (2009) (Spain) (video)

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.

Two pros in clover

This film came and went too quickly in 1985, but I was fortunate enough to see it in a movie theater at the time, and later to get the video of it. Jack Lemmon is an American business executive on a business trip to Naples (where he was stationed in World War II). He is a crabby, middle aged man, who has financial success but has lost a sense of enjoyment in life. Reenter his old friend Marcello Mastroianni, whose sister was once dating Lemmon. Lemmon is at first suspicious and standoffish (he barely recalls Mastroianni) but his curiosity makes him take up Mastroianni again. The latter is a clerk in a bank, but he is a part-time actor and dramatist, and the center of a large family group. He also has had an odd habit of dying and being resurrected again, since childhood. Lemmon gradually finds his humanity being restored, and finding he wants to be re-involved with his old friend's family. The conclusion veers to tragedy, but the conclusion is very sweet. I recommend this film strongly, to people who wish to believe.