West of Paperino (Italian: Ad ovest di Paperino) is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Benvenuti.[1]
It is the first film of the comedy trio "I GianCattivi", formed by Athina Cenci, Francesco Nuti and Benvenuti, who won the Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.[2] The film is set in Florence, Tuscany, with some scenes shot in Prato.[3][4] The title is an inside joke that refers to the Tuscan village of Paperino, which is a district of Prato; the film's surreal and grotesque undertones are also hinted by the title itself, since "Paperino" is also the Italian name for Donald Duck.[4]
Cast
- Athina Cenci as Marta
- Alessandro Benvenuti as Sandro
- Francesco Nuti as Francesco Sabatini
- Paolo Hendel as Veleno
- Gianna Sammarco as Francesco's mother
- Novello Novelli as Francesco's father
- Renato Scarpa as Don Vincenzo
- Franco Javarone as Notturno
- Silvano Panichi as Wiliams
- Lucilla Baroni as Lucilla
- Franco Piacentini as Torchio
- Giovanni Nannini as Belvedere
- Paolo Pieri as Mario the barman
- Angelo Pellegrino as the employee of the employment office
- Giorgio Picchianti as the fisherman
References
- ^ "West of Paperino". True Colours (in Italian). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Lancia, Enrico (1998). I premi del cinema. Rome: Gremese Editore. ISBN 8877422211.
- ^ Alberto Zambenedetti, ed. (2014). World Film Locations: Florence. Intellect Books. p. 74. ISBN 9781783203604.
- ^ a b "Prato and the Cinema". Prato Turismo. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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