''Venga a prendere il caffè da noi'', internationally released as ''Come Have Coffee with Us'', is a 1970 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

Alberto Lattuada Mario Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director. Career Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a studen ...

. It is based on the novel ''La spartizione'' by

Piero Chiara Piero Chiara (23 March 1913 – 31 December 1986) was an Italian writer. He was born in Luino, Italy. His father Eugenio was from Resuttano, Sicily, and his mother Virginia Maffei was from Comnago, a Piedmontese village in the municipality of ...

. The film was awarded with two Nastro d'Argento awards, for

best screenplay This list of screenwriting awards for film is an index to articles on notable awards given for film screenwriting. The list is organized by region and country of the awards venue or sponsor, but winners are not necessarily restricted to people fro ...

and for best supporting actress (Francesca Romana Coluzzi).

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi Ottavio "Ugo" Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most important faces of Italian comedy together with Vittorio Gassman, Nino Manfredi, Marcello Mastr ...

: Emerenziano Paronzini *

Francesca Romana Coluzzi Francesca Romana Coluzzi (20 May 1943 – 15 July 2009) was an Italian actress. A respected dramatic actress on stage, she is probably best known for her roles in the ''commedia sexy all'italiana''. Life and career Born in Tirana, Albania, of ...

: Tarsilla Tettamanzi *

Milena Vukotic Milena Vukotic (, ; born 23 April 1935) is an Italian actress of film, stage and television and former ballerina. Biography Vukotic was born in Rome, to a Montenegrin comedy playwright father and an Italian pianist/composer mother. As a ch ...

: Camilla Tettamanzi *

Angela Goodwin Angela Goodwin (born Angela Bucci; 1 August 1925 – 25 March 2016) was an Italian stage, film and television actress. Life and career Born in Rome, Italy, Goodwin was the daughter of an Italian-American father, and spent her youth in the US w ...

: Fortunata Tettamanzi * Jean Jacques Fourgeaud: Paolino * Valentine: Caterina, the maid *

Checco Rissone Francesco "Checco" Rissone (7 July 1909 – 26 September 1985) was an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career Rissone was born in Turin, the younger brother of the more famous Giuditta Rissone, Giuditta. He debuted on stage ...

: Mansueto Tettamanzi *

: Pozzi *

: Raggi, the doctor

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* 1970 films Commedia all'italiana Films directed by Alberto Lattuada Italian comedy films 1970 comedy films Films scored by Fred Bongusto 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films Films based on Italian novels Films based on works by Piero Chiara Italian-language comedy films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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