Café Express

Italy

1981

87 Min

Color

Italian

Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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SCR Nanni Loy, Nino Manfredi, Elvio Porta

CAST Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Nino Manfredi, Adolfo Celi, Vittorio Caprioli, Gigi Reder, Marisa Laurito, Maurizio Micheli, Leo Gullotta, Marzio Honorato, Lina Sastri, Nino Terzo, Franca Scagnetti, Tano Cimarosa, Antonio Allocca

Nanni Loy

Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director.

Loy was born in Cagliari, Sardinia: his father was Guglielmo Loy-Donà, a lawyer issue from a distinguished Sardinian-Venetian family, and his mother was the noblewoman Donna Anna Sanjust of the Marquesses of Neoneli¹. Rosetta Loy, an Italian novelist, is his sister-in-law.

He became famous for introducing in Italy the candid camera with his show Specchio segreto (Secret mirror) in 1965.

His 1962 film The Four Days of Naples was nominated for two Academy Awards

His 1971 film Detenuto in attesa di giudizio was entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The star, Alberto Sordi, won the Silver Bear for Best Actor award.

He specialized in comedy films such as Padre di famiglia but he also shot film dealing with social themes (Detenuto in attesa di giudizio and Sistemo l’America e torno).

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