Lucio Dalla

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Lucio Dalla

Born March 4, 1943 · Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died March 1, 2012 · aged 68

Dalla was born in Bologna, Italy. He began to play the clarinet at an early age, in a jazz band in Bologna, and became a member of a local jazz band called Rheno Dixieland Band, together with future film director Pupi Avati. Avati said that he decided to leave the band after feeling overwhelmed by Dalla's talent. He also acknowledged that his film, Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005), was inspir…

Known For

BambolaBambola · 1996
Bambola
★ 4.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.
Talcum PowderTalcum Powder · 1982
Talcum Powder
★ 6.81982
MovieComedy
Sergio Benvenuti is a shy seller of contracts for a Roman company of music, but because of his character he cannot find even a customer, so he asks for help from a fellow named Nadia.
Beyond the CloudsBeyond the Clouds · 1995
Beyond the Clouds
★ 6.21995
MovieDramaRomance
Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of their lives, connecting through a single narrative thread.
The Crazy WesternersThe Crazy Westerners · 1967
The Crazy Westerners
★ 5.71967
MovieWestern
Little Rita has a dream: she dreams of a better world and she believes that all the evil in the world originates from gold. So she has decided to blow up all the gold she can put her hands on. In her mission she is assisted by the Indian Chief Bisonte Seduto and by her friend Francis. Little Rita kills Ringo and Django, but she is taken prisoner by the Mexican bandit Sancho who wants to steal her gold. Black Star rescues her and seems determined to help her, but does he?
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.
I picariI picari · 1987
I picari
★ 5.51987
MovieComedy
The adventures of a couple of scoundrels in the Spain of the 16th century.
PinocchioPinocchio · 2012
Pinocchio
★ 5.92012
MovieAnimationFamily
Geppetto the carpenter carves the object of his hidden desires out of a log: a puppet that will keep him company and will be like a son to him. He will call him Pinocchio. Imagine his surprise when he discovers that the puppet moves, as if by magic, and is gifted with a life on its own.
Lady LibertyLady Liberty · 1971
Lady Liberty
★ 5.51971
MovieComedy
An Italian woman faces challenges at JFK Airport when Customs confiscates the mortadella sausage she brought as a gift for her fiancé, leading to a humorous and frustrating ordeal.

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The Friends at the Margherita CaféThe Friends at the Margherita Café · 2009
The Friends at the Margherita Café
★ 5.62009
MovieDramaComedy
Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.

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