Welcome Mr. President!

2013 1h 38m IT

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6.2

MID

★6.2TMDB · 712

Comedy

Synopsis

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In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library where he works as a precarious employee. He is an optimistic person even if his child accuse him of being a wannabe. One day, due to a mess of politicians, an amazing thing happens: Peppino is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic. Pulled out from his quiet life, is to play a role for which he knows he is obviously inappropriate, but his common sense and his instinctive gestures are incredibly effective, except for the etiquette, for which he is in trouble. The inflexible and fascinating Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Janis Clementi, is anxious to no avail in an attempt to regulate the unpredictable actions of the President...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claudio Bisio
Peppino
Kasia Smutniak
Janis
Giuseppe Fiorello
Politician With Goatee
Remo Girone
Morelli
Massimo Popolizio
Simple Politician
Cesare Bocci
Handsome Politician
Omero Antonutti
General Secretary
Michele Alhaique
Piero

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Riccardo Milani
Writers: Fabio Bonifacci, Fabio Bonifacci
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Benvenuto Presidente - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Riccardo Milani, shot by Saverio Guarna. 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 Andrea Guerra. 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 Giogiò Franchini 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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Claudio Bisio and Kasia Smutniak and Giuseppe Fiorello carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2767948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Riccardo Milani directs. Saverio Guarna behind the camera. Andrea Guerra scores. Giogiò Franchini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Part of the "Benvenuto Presidente - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Riccardo Milani, shot by Saverio Guarna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Giogiò Franchini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Claudio Bisio and Kasia Smutniak and Giuseppe Fiorello carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt2767948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.