Lessons in Chocolate (2007)
Mattia, a building contractor on a promising career path, is about to close the biggest deal of his professional life, when his illegally-hired worker Kamal falls off some scaffolding, suffers a severe break and threatens to sue and press charges against Mattia unless... Unless Mattia takes his place in an advanced course for pastry makers! This is the reason Kamal came to Italy from his native Egypt and that will allow him to realize his dream of opening his own pastry shop... Mattia has no choice but to take Kamal’s place in the school and pretend to be him. Among laughs and mouth-watering recipes, Mattia will discover a way to bring his and Kamal's disparate cultures together.
Director: Claudio Cupellini
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Luca Argentero as Mattia |
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Violante Placido as Cecilia |
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Neri Marcorè as Maestro |
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Hassani Shapi as Kamal |
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Monica Scattini as Letizia |
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Francesco Pannofino as Luigi |
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Josefia Forlì as Corrado |
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Matteo Oleotto as Milo |
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Rolando Ravello as Presentatore |
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Ivano Marescotti as Giancarlo Ugolini |
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Salami Bahija as Shamira |
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Vito as Osvaldo |
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Federico Fazioli as Sindaco |
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Regina Orioli as Clara |
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Giulia Ruffinelli as Ragazza castana |
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Giovanni Trevisanello as Padre milo |
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Danilo Nigrelli as |
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Gian Luca Bianchini as Povero nella mensa |
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Mauro Celaia as Garzone |
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Alessandro Checcobelli as Jaffar |
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Costanza Farroni as Ragazza bionda |
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Stefania Floresta as Giornalista |
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Alessia Lauteri as Ragazza mora |
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Geremia Longobardo as Inserviente |
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Nadir Mura as Radu |
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Jatinder Pal as Venditore di rose |
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Cecilia Eleonora Pippo as Responsabile scuola |
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Joseph Queen as Nonno kamal |
| Writing | Fabio Bonifacci | Writer |
| Directing | Claudio Cupellini | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sonu Mishra | Costume Design |
| Writing | Christian Poli | Writer |