Fun Is Beautiful

1980 1h 37m IT

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 426

Comedy

Synopsis

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Three characters' misadventures in semi-deserted, summertime Rome: a dim-witted mama's boy falls for a tourist; a would-be womanizer struggles to find company for his sex tourism trip to Kraków; a hippie is drawn into his father's schemes to bring him back into polite society.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carlo Verdone
Enzo / Ruggero / Leo / Don Alfio / Professore / Anselmo
Verónica Miriel
Marisol
Mario Brega
Mario Brega
Renato Scarpa
Sergio
Fausto Di Bella
Antioco
Isabella De Bernardi
Fiorenza
Sandro Ghiani
Cristiano
Maria Mizar
Automobilista col cane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlo Verdone
Writers: Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Piero De Bernardi
Languages: Italian, Spanish
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carlo Verdone, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Eugenio Alabiso 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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Carlo Verdone and Verónica Miriel and Mario Brega carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079839 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carlo Verdone directs. Ennio Guarnieri behind the camera. Eugenio Alabiso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.
3Directed by Carlo Verdone, shot by Ennio Guarnieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Carlo Verdone and Verónica Miriel and Mario Brega carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0079839 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.