La matassa
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| Directed by | Giambattista Avellino and Ficarra e Picone |
| Produced by | Attilio De Razza |
| Written by | Ficarra e Picone, Fabrizio Testini |
| Starring | Ficarra e Picone, Pino Caruso |
| Music by | Paolo Buonvino |
| Cinematography | Roberto Forza |
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Running time | 95 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
La matassa ({The skein) is a 2009 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giambattista Avellino and by Ficarra e Picone.[1] The film was a box office success, ranking first for two weeks at the Italian box office and grossing $10,007,765.[2]
Plot
Gaetano and Paolo are two Sicilian cousins other than for their character. One is parsimonious and timid, the other globetrotters and messy. The two cousins, separated in youth by hatred of the fathers, they get together at the funeral of the uncle. Gaetano is the heir of the family hotel, but he can only have it if finds himself ill. In fact, the lawyer who has the will wants the hotel for himself, with the help of a priest. Paolo builds a ruse to get the property, but the whole thing turns out. However, Paolo and Gaetano are able to get the tree for them, but now intrudes the Mafia, who orders two cousins to pay protection money building.
Cast
- Ficarra: Gaetano
- Picone: Paolo
- Anna Safroncik: Olga
- Claudio Gioè: Antonio
- Domenico Centamore: Ignazio
- Pino Caruso: Don Gino
- Tuccio Musumeci: Totò
- Mario Pupella: Don Mimí
- Mariella Lo Giudice: Paolo's Mother
- Rosa Pianeta: Gaetano's Mother
- Giovanni Martorana: Pietro
- Gino Astorina: Police Commissioner
References
- ↑ Michela Proietti (25 March 2009). "Striscia la matassa". Corriere della Sera. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "La matassa". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 6 October 2014.