Acqua e sapone
| Acqua e sapone | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster by Renato Casaro | |
| Directed by | Carlo Verdone |
| Produced by | Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| Written by | Carlo Verdone, Enrico Oldoini, Franco Ferrini |
| Starring | Carlo Verdone, Natasha Hovey |
| Music by | Fabio Liberatori ("Stadio" band) |
| Cinematography | Danilo Desideri |
| Edited by | Antonio Siciliano |
Release dates | 1983 |
Running time | 103 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Acqua e sapone (Soap and Water) is a 1983 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Carlo Verdone.[1][2][3] For her performance Elena Fabrizi won the David di Donatello Award for best supporting actress.[4]
Plot
The shy and awkward Rolando, a school janitor even though he has a degree in teaching, one day manages to have significant windfall. He pretends to be an important Italian teacher priest, who was instructed by the parents of a famous American model (Natasha Hovey) to provide Italian lessons to settle in Rome. In fact the girl must stay in Italy for a few months, just long enough to create a new magazine fashion photographs before going back to work in America. However she discovers the true identity of Rolando, and yet she doesn't denounce him, because falls in love with him ...
Cast
- Carlo Verdone: Rolando Ferrazza
- Natasha Hovey: Sandy Walsh
- Florinda Bolkan: Wilma Walsh, mother of Sandy
- Glenn Saxson: Ted
- Elena Fabrizi: sora Ines
- Fabrizio Bracconeri: Enzo
- Christian De Sica: presenter
References
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 88-6073-626-9.
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.
- ↑ Enrico Magrelli. Carlo Verdone: l'insostenibile leggerezza della malinconia. Besa, 2010. ISBN 8849706928.
- ↑ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.