''L'ombrellone'' or ''Weekend, Italian Style'' is a
1966 Italian comedy
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drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Dino Risi
Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of '' commedia all'italiana''.
Biography
Risi was born in Milan. He had an ...
. It was co-produced with
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
and
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
. The soundtrack is full of Italian Pop songs from the 1960s.
Plot
Ferragosto in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. Everybody is on holidays on the beach, except Enrico Marletti (
Enrico Maria Salerno), who spends the week working. On the weekends, he drives to
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Arimin ...
to meet his wife Giuliana (
Sandra Milo), but she is living her ''dolce vita'' (sweet life) and her husband is out of place amidst her chic friends.
Cast
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Sandra Milo: Giuliana Marletti
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Enrico Maria Salerno: Enrico Marletti
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Jean Sorel: Sergio
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Daniela Bianchi: Isabella Dominici
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Lelio Luttazzi: Conte Antonio Bellanca
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Raffaele Pisu
Raffaele Pisu (24 May 1925 – 31 July 2019) was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born in Bologna as Guerrino Pisu into a family of Sardinian origin, Pisu debuted in the drama theater and in 1945 he was one of the founders of th ...
: Pasqualino
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Leopoldo Trieste: professor. Ferri
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Trini Alonso
Trini Alonso (1923–2000) was a Spanish film actress.Cowie & Elley p.496
Selected filmography
* ''Spanish Fantasy'' (1953)
* ''Maribel and the Strange Family'' (1960)
* ''Tomy's Secret'' (1963)
* ''Stop at Tenerife'' (1964)
* ''Weekend, Italian ...
: Clelia Valdameri
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Alicia Brandet Alicia may refer to:
People
* Alicia (given name), list of people with this name
* Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer
* Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia
Places
* Alicia, Bohol, Phil ...
: Vicina di stanza
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Véronique Vendell: Giuliana
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Pepe Calvo
Pepe is a pet form of the Spanish name José (Josep). It is also a surname.
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People
Mononyms
*Pepe (footballer, born 1935), real name José Macia, Brazilian footballer
*Pepe (footballer, born 1983), real name Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, ...
: Mr. Tagliaferri
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Antonella Della Porta: Miss De Rossi
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Solvi Stubing: Miss Marini
External links
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1966 films
Films set in Italy
Films set in Rome
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Films shot in Rome
Italian comedy-drama films
Spanish comedy-drama films
French comedy-drama films
1960s Italian-language films
1966 comedy-drama films
Commedia all'italiana
Films directed by Dino Risi
1960s Italian films
1960s French films
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