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Cado dalle nubi is a 2009 Italian
comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Gennaro Nunziante Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''. Career He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunziante ...
.


Plot

Checco is a good guy from
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(Apulia), who loves music. He is ignorant and clumsy, and as a result is increasingly ridiculed. When his girlfriend Angela dumps him, Checco decides to go and stay with his cousin Alfredo in
Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, to seek his fortune in the music business. Alfredo lives with his boyfriend Manolo, but initially refuses to come out his family due to the latter's prejudice. After he reluctantly reveals his relationship to Checco, the musician falls in love with Marika, the daughter of an avid "leghista" (a sympathizer of the
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) from the separatist state "
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", who hates Southern Italians.


Cast

*
Checco Zalone Luca Pasquale MediciZalone, Checco
in ''
Giulia Michelini - Marika * Dino Abbrescia - Alfredo *
Ivano Marescotti Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director. Life and career Born in Villanova di Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Marescotti worked as a clerk in the urban sector of the Councillorship of ...
- Marika's Father * Claudia Penoni - Marika's Mother * Peppino Mazzotta - Livio *
Stefano Chiodaroli Stefano Chiodaroli (born 15 December 1964) is an Italian actor and stand-up comedian. Career Early life Born in Albizzate, Varese into a family of workers, before focusing on his career as an entertainer Chiodaroli did several jobs includin ...
- Giulio *
Gigi Angelillo Luigi "Gigi" Angelillo (20 December 1939 – 21 July 2015) was an Italian actor, voice actor and theatre director. Biography Angelillo began an acting career on stage and screen in the 1960s and during the 1980s. He appeared in more than 20 fil ...
- Checco's Uncle * Ludovica Modugno - Checco's Aunt * Anna Ferruzzo - Pina, Checco's Mother * Gioia Libardoni - Secretary * Francesca Chillemi - Luisa


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* Films directed by Gennaro Nunziante 2009 comedy films 2009 films Films set in Apulia Films set in Milan Italian comedy films Films shot in Milan 2000s Italian-language films Italian-language comedy films {{2000s-Italy-comedy-film-stub