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E allora mambo!

E allora mambo!

Tragicomedy, Italian-style

19995.91h 35m

Overview

After receiving a large sum of money on his bank account by mistake, a small-town thirtysomething dissatisfied with his life sees the opportunity of turning back the clock to when things were good, reliving the carefree life of an university student in a big city. Here, he falls in love with a girl and gets her pregnant. There's just one problem: he already has a wife and a daughter back home!

Directed by Lucio Pellegrini
Written by Fabio Bonifacci, Lucio Pellegrini
Produced by Beppe Caschetto
Box Office0Revenue: $1.4M

Top Cast

Luca Bizzarri

Luca Bizzarri

Stefano Rastelli / Ruben Marosha

Paolo Kessisoglu

Paolo Kessisoglu

Mauro Paternò

Luciana Littizzetto

Luciana Littizzetto

Lisa

Maddalena Maggi

Maddalena Maggi

Antonia

Gigio Alberti

Gigio Alberti

Sparviero

C

Cosima Coccheri

Sonia

Gianni Fantoni

Gianni Fantoni

'Short' Carloni

Valentina Carnelutti

Valentina Carnelutti

Orsola

Tita Ruggeri

Tita Ruggeri

Carlonis' sister

Raffaele Vannoli

Raffaele Vannoli

Gomma

Themes & Keywords

double lifemambobigamydouble identitybologna

About E allora mambo!

E allora mambo! is a comedy film released in 1999 exploring themes of double life, mambo, bigamy, double identity, bologna. Directed by Lucio Pellegrini, it stars Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, Luciana Littizzetto. After receiving a large sum of money on his bank account by mistake, a small-town thirtysomething dissatisfied with his life sees the opportunity of turning back the clock to when things were good, reliving the carefree life of an university student in a big city. Here, he falls in love with a girl and gets her pregnant. There's just one problem: he already has a wife and a daughter back home!

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