Directed by:
Mario SestiScreenplay:
Mario SestiCinematography:
Gianluca MastronardiCast:
Lino Banfi, Dario Fo, Anna Foglietta, Paolo Paoloni, Neri Parenti, Paolo Villaggio, Michele Mirabella, Enrico VaimePlots(1)
His characters (from the Mega-Director to Signora Pina), his places (the Region of Lazio in which his office is located), his fellow travelers (from Antonio Ricci to Renzo Arbore, from Lino Banfi to the producer Bruno Altissimi, from Maurizio Costanzo to Michele Mirabella), as well as intellectuals (from Domenico De Masi to Christian Raimo, from Marco Travaglio to Dario Fo) and stars (from Roberto Benigni to Maurizio Battista to Fiorello) and even his car (the Bianchina) conjure up the history, misadventures, prodigious success and explosive originality of the ragionier Ugo Fantozzi and his creator, who for this film wrote dialogues, assisted with the production and conceded a last, memorable appearance/interview (illuminated, for the occasion, by Luca Bigazzi). This final, tragic, adventure of Fantozzi's is also recounted by young artists (like the video-maker Gianluca Abbate and the illustrators Annalisa Corsi and Francesco Schietroma), who have re-created his image and restaged some of his most celebrated scenes, by the musicians and sound designers Stefano Di Battista, Federico Badaloni and Jacopo Sinigaglia (who have reinvented the sounds of his films) and by the folk singer Wrongonyou. (Venice International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Lino Banfi
Italy
Best movies:
Ninì Tirabusciò: la donna che inventò la mossa (1970)
Quo vado? (2016)
In Prison Awaiting Trial (1971)
Dario Fo
Italy
Anna Foglietta
Italy
Best movies:
Perfect Strangers (2016)
The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles (2015)
God Willing (2015)
Paolo Paoloni
Switzerland
Best movies:
An Average Little Man (1977)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
Neri Parenti
Italy
Best movies:
Fantozzi - Il ritorno (1996)
Paolo Villaggio
Italy
Best movies:
Fantozzi Against the Wind (1980)
The Secret of the Old Woods (1993)
Brancaleone at the Crusades (1970)
Michele Mirabella
Italy
Best movies:
Série noire (1984) (series)
The Beyond (1981)
I Hate Blondes (1980)
Enrico Vaime
Italy