Madly in Love

1981 1h 40m IT

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 295

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cristina is a rich, spoiled princess visiting Rome with her royal parents. The mission of their visit is to marry her off to a super-wealthy corporate type and thereby start to turn around the losses their small kingdom is experiencing in its casino business. These less-than-noble intentions get derailed when Barnaba, a zany bus driver enters their lives and falls madly in love with the gorgeous Cristina. He is nuts enough to succeed in this romantic chase after royalty, as love seems to fuel his determination to rid Cristina of her elitism and to make her see his own irrepressible attractions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adriano Celentano
Barnaba Cecchini
Ornella Muti
Principessa Cristina
Adolfo Celi
Gustavo VI di San Tulipe
Milla Sannoner
Betsy, la consorte di Gustavo VI
Enzo Garinei
console, segretario di Gustavo
Corrado Olmi
sindaco di Roma
Franco Diogene
capo cameriere
Dino Cassio
vigile urbano

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pipolo
Writers: Pipolo, Franco Castellano
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pipolo, shot by Danilo Desideri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adriano Celentano and Ornella Muti and Adolfo Celi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pipolo directs. Danilo Desideri behind the camera. Bruno Zambrini scores. Antonio Siciliano cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Pipolo, shot by Danilo Desideri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Antonio Siciliano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Adriano Celentano and Ornella Muti and Adolfo Celi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0082562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.