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Mambo italiano (2003)

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Overview

Director:
Émile Gaudreault
Writers:
Steve Galluccio (play)
Steve Galluccio (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 October 2003 (Slovenia) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Things change. Family doesn't. more
Plot:
The son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
11 nominations more
User Comments:
One thinks it's easy to be gay in Canada - and is mistaken! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Luke Kirby ... Angelo Barberini
Ginette Reno ... Maria Barberini

Paul Sorvino ... Gino Barberini

Mary Walsh ... Lina Paventi
Peter Miller ... Nino Paventi

Claudia Ferri ... Anna Barberini
Sophie Lorain ... Pina Lunetti

Tim Post ... Peter
Tara Nicodemo ... Yolanda / Woman in Airplane / Jolene
Pierrette Robitaille ... Rosetta
Dino Tavarone ... Giorgio

Mark Camacho ... Johnny Christofaro
Michel Perron ... Father Carmignani
Lou Vani ... Marco
Diane Lavallée ... Mélanie
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual situations.
Runtime:
88 min | Canada:92 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:99 min | Argentina:92 min | UK:85 min
Country:
Canada
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Trivia:
Both the film and the play (which the film is based upon) are based on Steve Galluccio's own life and experiences. more
Goofs:
When Gino and Maria visit the cemetery, Maria says that her sister was 33 when she died, but the dates on the tombstone are 1960-1987, which would make her 27. more
Quotes:
Pina: Me, I can convert anybody. Give me an hour in the Gay Village and there's not gonna be a Gay Village no more! Hai capito? more
Movie Connections:
References "Dynasty" (1981) more
Soundtrack:
Return to Me more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
One thinks it's easy to be gay in Canada - and is mistaken!, 4 September 2006
9/10
Author: karhukissa from Hungary

Unlike some other commentators, I knew nothing about this film except it's a comedy about gay men. So I didn't expect much, but got all the more! First of all, I was glad to see that the main character was neither the classic handsome Hollywood macho, nor a feminine gay man but just an average-looking young guy. The other guy does look more cliché, but then he's the one who ends up in the closet, feeling guilty about being gay. The acting is superb throughout the film.

Someone commented that it's not all that funny. Well, it's true - coming out and breaking up with family or your lover are always painful, and I don't like films which ignore this side of the story. If you're deeply touched by Angelo's story, then it has performed the task such films, I think, are supposed to do: to make the audience more sensitive to gay people's issues. At the same time, though, it's pretty funny - just like your own coming out is often funny looking back. The confession scene is hilarious, and I laughed my heart out at the gay helpline scene - working for a GLBT helpline myself, I can assure you: this is just as distorted as the image of the Italian community. (We could use that scene for training purposes, though: what not to do...)

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