Nanni Loy

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Nanni Loy

Born October 23, 1925 · Cagliari, Italy

Died August 21, 1995 · aged 69

Nanni Loy (born Giovanni Loi; 23 October 1925 – 21 August 1995) was an Italian film, theatre and TV director. Specifically, Nanni Loy was Sardinian, and one of several notable Sardinian film makers, including Franco Solinas. 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 …

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My Friends Act IIIMy Friends Act III · 1985
My Friends Act III
6.41985
MovieComedy
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.
Goodnight, Ladies and GentlemenGoodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen · 1976
Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen
6.71976
MovieComedy
An episodic satire of the political and social status of Italy in the seventies, through the shows of one day of a television channel.
The Four Days of NaplesThe Four Days of Naples · 1962
The Four Days of Naples
7.61962
MovieDramaWar
September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.
DisobedienceDisobedience · 1981
Disobedience
4.01981
MovieDrama
Luca Manzi is a fourteen year old boy when the Northern Italy Republic of Salò is governed by the Fascists. He becomes a partisan but when the war ends he is disappointed because things have not changed as he had hoped they wood, and he decides to let himself die. He is saved by Edith who tries to introduce him to sex. Based on the novel by Alberto Moravia.
Strange OccasionStrange Occasion · 1976
Strange Occasion
5.51976
MovieRomanceComedy
Three sexy and comic episodes.
Fiasco in MilanFiasco in Milan · 1959
Fiasco in Milan
6.91959
MovieComedy
The usual gang of robbers are hired by a thief from Milan to steal a suitcase full of money, but troubles will hinder the success of the operation.
Fantasia Among the SquaresFantasia Among the Squares · 1971
Fantasia Among the Squares
5.01971
MovieComedy
Sagamore Noonan lives in seclusion on a farm in Alabama, where he distills moonshine during Prohibition. He receives a visit from his brother Doc Noonan and his son Billy. A young stripper and her gangster boyfriend come to disturb their peace.
The Head of the FamilyThe Head of the Family · 1967
The Head of the Family
6.71967
MovieComedy
A man is delighted to hear that his wife is pregnant and he begins to prepare for the wonders of fatherhood. As time progresses along, the family grows larger with each successive child and the father feels his importance in the family has been lessened with all the children. This man's quiet desperation to hold onto his position is an interesting lesson in the family dynamic and how everyone is an important part of the whole.

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