Armando

2006 0h 15m IT

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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A Donatello award nominated short feature about a small and thin man who, try as he might, cannot put on weight until one morning he finds has scales saying 121kg!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andrea Sartoretti
Armando
Marina Limosani
Daria
Flavio Insinna
Medico
Augusto Zucchi
Direttore
Massimo De Lorenzo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Massimiliano Camaiti
Writers: Massimiliano Camaiti, Massimo Intoppa
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paola Freddi 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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Andrea Sartoretti and Marina Limosani and Flavio Insinna carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Massimiliano Camaiti directs. Paola Freddi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 15-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Paola Freddi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Andrea Sartoretti and Marina Limosani and Flavio Insinna carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Paola Freddi
Costume design: Eva Coen
Runtime: 15 min · 0h 15m
Status: Released
Original language: IT

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2026-06-11
★ 7/10
"Armando" (Andrea Sartoretti) is your average looking lad but when he gets out of bed of a morning it takes an almost Herculean effort. He has his own set of scales and they tell him he is 120kg - he doesn't look half of that! He goes to work as the lift-boy in the local hotel and is soon causing concern from his friend as he leaves indentations in the floor! He breaks chairs. Clearly it's not his actual size that's causing the problem, so what is? Well the answer might lie with "Daria" (Marina Limosani) whom he regularly bumps into as he scooters to work in the morning, but whom he thinks already has a boyfriend. Might it just be his heart that is so heavy? Sartoretti plays the lovelorn character quite engagingly here and as the story progresses, the lightly comedic scenarios do raise a smile or two as we readily appreciate that there is weight and then there is weight. One of the body and one of the soul. Might "Armando" manage to solve his problem, though? Perhaps she even shares his predicament? Watch and see, this is quite good fun.

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