Gambling with Love - Spiel mit der Liebe (1998)
Cecco, Mittdreißiger und der Weltmeister im Poolbillard, wird von seiner Mutter unter Druck gesetzt, endlich eine Frau zu finden, zu heiraten und eine Familie zu gründen. Auf einem Friedhof lernt er die hübsche Prostituierte Sissi kennen, die bereit ist, ihm gegen Bezahlung als Alibi-Freundin zur Verfügung zu stehen. Die vermeindliche Verlobte wird der Familie vorgestellt, was zu einem turbulenten Doppelleben führt. Dabei kommen sich der Billardspieler und seine gekaufte Alibi-Freundin näher als geplant.
Der Regisseur:
Francesco Nuti
Die Autor:
Francesco Nuti, Mario Rellini, Maria Luisa Di Lonardo.
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Francesco Nuti as Francesco |
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Sabrina Ferilli as Sissi |
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Alberto Gimignani as Papà di Francesco |
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Antonio Petrocelli as Gianpiero |
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Novello Novelli as Maestro |
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Evelina Gori as Nonna di Francesco |
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Gabriella Bartolini as Gianna |
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Gianna Giachetti as Mamma di Francesco |
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Giulia Weber as Giulia |
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Giuliana Colzi as Zia Lina |
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Alessandro Partexano as |
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Gaia Bastreghi as |
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Federico Fabrizi as |
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Stefano Orselli as |
| Directing | Francesco Nuti | Director |
| Writing | Francesco Nuti | Story |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Story |
| Writing | Carla Giulia Casalini | Story |
| Writing | Francesco Nuti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mario Rellini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Screenplay |
| Sound | Giovanni Nuti | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Riccardo Galardini | Conductor |
| Production | Massimo Roviglioni | Co-Producer |
| Production | Paolo Vandini | Line Producer |
| Camera | Danilo Desideri | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Editor |
| Art | Enrico Serafini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Enrico Serafini | Costume Design |
| Sound | Glauco Puletti | Sound |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Production | Francesco Marras | Production Manager |
| Production | Francesco Fantacci | Production Manager |
| Directing | Giacomo Lesina | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Fabrizio Di Blasi | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Paolo Gatti | Unit Manager |
| Production | Roberto Andreucci | Unit Manager |
| Production | Emiliano Vandini | Production Secretary |
| Production | Francesca Occhigrossi | Production Secretary |
| Production | Romano Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Production | Massimo Aversano | Administration |
| Production | Vincenzo Cannavacciuolo | Administration |
| Production | Gloria Del Gracco | Administration |
| Directing | Marta Gatti | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Viviana Grimaldi | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Giuseppe Di Biase | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Roberto Brega | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Carlo Milani | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto Gentili | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Simone D'Onofrio | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sandro Borni | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Mauro Lazzaro | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Corrado Volpicelli | Boom Operator |
| Art | Patrizio Ronchi | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Antonio De Petrillo | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Carlo Centolavigna | Set Decoration |
| Art | Adriano Tiberi | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debora Pagano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Loredana Buscemi | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stella Battista | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasco Bruno Tarallo | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vitaliana Patacca | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ermanno Spera | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Roberto Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Claudia Vivenzio | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Maria Gianandrea | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Otello Diodato | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sergio Palastro | Key Grip |
| Sound | Francesco Cucinelli | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Bruno Altissimi | Producer |
| Production | Claudio Saraceni | Producer |
| Directing | Maria Luisa Di Lonardo | Second Assistant Director |