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The debut feature by acclaimed Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is a stylish and blackly comic look at the dark side of fame. Evocatively set during the 80s, it charts the decline of two men both named Antonio Pisapia who lead entirely separate yet strangely parallel lives. One (Toni Servillo) is a pop singer who finds himself washed up after a sex scandal ends his run of success; the other (Andrea Renzi) is a football hero whose playing career is abruptly cut short by injury. Sharply observed and featuring excellent performances from the two leads, Sorrentino's compelling film explores the personal consequences wrought by cruel reversals of fortune.
Original Release
09/01/2001
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toni Servillo | Antonio Pisapia / Tony Pisapia |
Andrea Renzi | Antonio Pisapia |
Antonino Bruschetta | Genny |
Angela Goodwin | Madre di Tony / Franca |
Nello Mascia | Il Molosso |
Peppe Lanzetta | Salvatore |
Stefania Barca | Monica |
Italo Celoro | Football coach |
Clotilde Sabatino | Vanna |
Marzio Honorato | Tagliaferri |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toni Servillo | Antonio Pisapia / Tony Pisapia |
Andrea Renzi | Antonio Pisapia |
Antonino Bruschetta | Genny |
Angela Goodwin | Madre di Tony / Franca |
Nello Mascia | Il Molosso |
Peppe Lanzetta | Salvatore |
Stefania Barca | Monica |
Italo Celoro | Football coach |
Clotilde Sabatino | Vanna |
Marzio Honorato | Tagliaferri |
Rosaria De Cicco | Maria |
Roberto De Francesco | Gigi Moscati |
Maurizio Coccorullo | Filippo Reale |
Beniamino Femiano | President |
Monica Nappo | Veronica |
Enrica Rosso | Elena |
Antonio Marfella | Sossio Novelli |
Andrea Marrocco | Piva |
Maurizio Corvino | Palumbo |
Ciro Petriccione | Motorbiker #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Francesca Cima | Producer |
Angelo Curti | Producer |
Nicola Giuliano | Producer |
Annamaria Morelli | Producer |
Roberto Moroni | Producer |
Kermit Smith | Producer |