Release Date

03 Apr, 2009

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.

Original Title

Gli amici del bar Margherita

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Actors

Diego Abatantuono

Pierpaolo Zizzi

Neri Marcorè

Laura Chiatti

Fabio De Luigi

Luigi Lo Cascio

Claudio Botosso

Gianni Ippoliti

Luisa Ranieri

Gisella Marengo

Katia Ricciarelli

Gianni Cavina

Niki Giustini

Bob Messini

Maria Pia Timo

Alfiero Toppetti

Gianni Fantoni

Kristina Cepraga

Francesca De Martini

Antonella Bavaro

Crew

Pupi Avati

Pupi Avati