Fantozzi in Heaven

1993 1h 33m IT

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★5.8TMDB · 390

Comedy

Synopsis

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One by one, with a sweet but inexorable rate, Ugo's colleagues, go to a better life. When Ugo is attending at one of the innumerable funerals, he and the priest remain involved in an accident. The doctor says that Ugo as only one week left to live

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Paolo Villaggio
Rag. Ugo Fantozzi
Milena Vukotić
Pina Fantozzi
Gigi Reder
Filini
Plinio Fernando
Mariangela Fantozzi / Uga
Anna Mazzamauro
Signorina Silvani
Stefano Antonucci
Sacerdote del secondo funerale
Giuseppe Terranova
Emanuele Magnoni
Ex collega di Fantozzi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neri Parenti
Writers: Neri Parenti, Paolo Villaggio, Piero De Bernardi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fantozzi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neri Parenti, shot by Alessandro D'Eva. 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 Sergio Montanari 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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Paolo Villaggio and Milena Vukotić and Gigi Reder carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0106867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Neri Parenti directs. Alessandro D'Eva behind the camera. Bruno Zambrini scores. Sergio Montanari cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Fantozzi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Neri Parenti, shot by Alessandro D'Eva. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Sergio Montanari shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Paolo Villaggio and Milena Vukotić and Gigi Reder carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0106867 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Alessandro D'Eva
Original score: Bruno Zambrini
Editing: Sergio Montanari
Production design: Maria Stilde Ambruzzi
Costume design: Fiamma Bedendo
Makeup / hair: Nadia Rosati
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): T
IMDB: Fantozzi in Heaven (1993)

Part of

Fantozzi Collection

Ugo Fantozzi is an Italian literary and film character, created and portrayed by Paolo Villaggio, whose stories are told in a successful series of short stories and films written and performed by Villaggio himself.