The Love Scam

2025 1h 41m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 143

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Drowning in debt, two brothers concoct a plan to scam a wealthy heiress and save their home in Naples — but unexpected love soon complicates the scheme.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antonio Folletto
Vito
Laura Adriani
Marina
Vincenzo Nemolato
Antonello
Saverio Picozzi
Vincenzo Picozzi
Loris De Luna
Biagio Manna
Roberto De Francesco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Umberto Riccioni Carteni
Writers: Caterina Salvadori, Ciro Zecca
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released last year.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Umberto Riccioni Carteni, shot by Vladan Radović. 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 Emanuele Bossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

ERA

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

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6 / 7

CAST

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Antonio Folletto and Laura Adriani and Vincenzo Nemolato carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34896285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Umberto Riccioni Carteni directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. Emanuele Bossi scores. Lorenzo Campera cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Umberto Riccioni Carteni, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Emanuele Bossi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lorenzo Campera shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Antonio Folletto and Laura Adriani and Vincenzo Nemolato carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt34896285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.