''Sentimental Maniacs'' ( it, Maniaci sentimentali) is a

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

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romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

film. It marked the directorial debut of the actress and voice actress

Simona Izzo Simonetta "Simona" Izzo (born 22 April 1953) is an Italian actress, voice actress, director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Rome, the daughter of the voice actor Renato Izzo, at a young age Simona Izzo started working as a dubber. In 1990 she ...

, who won the

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for

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. For her performance

Monica Scattini Monica Scattini (1 February 1956 – 4 February 2015) was an Italian actress. Films Scattini appeared in include ''Maniaci sentimentali'', for which she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, and ''Lontano da dove'', for w ...

won the

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice non protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize t ...

, while

Alessandro Benvenuti Alessandro Benvenuti (born 31 January 1950) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was co-founder, together with Francesco Nuti and Athina Cenci, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes on ...

received the

Ciak d'oro ''Ciak'' is a popular Italian film magazine published in Milan, Italy. It is the most popular film magazine in Italy. The title is the Italian word (also spelled ''ciac'', for a film clapperboard. History and profile ''Ciak'' was established in ...

for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

Ricky Tognazzi Ricky Tognazzi (born Riccardo Tognazzi; ; 1 May 1955) is an Italian actor and film director. He has appeared in 50 films and television shows since 1963. His film ''The Escort (1993 film), The Escort'' was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festi ...

: Luca *

Barbara De Rossi Barbara De Rossi (born 9 August 1960) is an Italian actress who has combined a career in international cinema with longstanding popularity in Italian television. Biography Barbara De Rossi was born in 1960 in Rome to an Italian wine importer and ...

: Mara *

: Sandro *

: Serena *

Veronika Logan Veronica Logan (also known as Veronika Logan) is an Italian film and television actress. Biography Born to the British musician Michael Logan and Antonella Desimone, she started working as a model. On television she made her debut in 1984 in ...

: Giusy * Alessandro Giannini: Maurizio *

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: Claudia *

Pat O'Hara Patrick O'Hara (born September 27, 1968) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the Pass game analyst for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the head coach of the New Orleans ...

: Mamy

References

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* 1994 films Italian comedy-drama films 1994 comedy-drama films Films directed by Simona Izzo 1994 directorial debut films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub