Maurizio Sciarra

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Maurizio Sciarra

Born April 15, 1955 · Bari, Italy (age 71)

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Known For

The RaffleThe Raffle · 1991
The Raffle
6.91991
MovieDrama
Struggling with a financial crisis, a good-looking widow decides to put herself up for grabs. However, going through with it becomes almost impossible with a new love and the legal system thrown into the mix.
Merry Christmas... Happy New YearMerry Christmas... Happy New Year · 1989
Merry Christmas... Happy New Year
6.71989
MovieComedyDrama
In this romantic story, a couple (Michel Serrault and Virna Lisi) who have been married for over forty years are forced to separate, one to each of their two children's families, when they can no longer pay the rent on their longtime apartment. Absence, in this case, refreshes their memory of the love they have shared, and they take to meeting one another furtively in hotel rooms for sex and affection. One summer, as each of their daughters families takes them on separate vacations, they have had enough, and elope, finding contentment as lighthouse keepers off the coast of Sicily.
The Odd SquadThe Odd Squad · 1982
The Odd Squad
5.61982
MovieComedy
Sicilia 1943, after the landing, between the invading Us army and the defender Italian army, a 2000 years old roman bridge resist to all kind of attacks. Both the army decides to definitively destroy it before the opponent does. But to the chaotic mad American platoon is opposed an Italian military band exchanged for a terrible special commando. Probably the bridge will survive another 2000 years!
Looking for JesusLooking for Jesus · 1982
Looking for Jesus
5.71982
MovieComedy
An average Joe becomes the poster boy for a book about Jesus due to his Christ-like appearance, but his meek and good-hearted nature ends up clashing with the publisher's earthly-minded motives.
The Revolution on Two HorsesThe Revolution on Two Horses · 2002
The Revolution on Two Horses
4.72002
MovieComedy
It's the dawn of April 25, 1974, when Marco, a 25-year old Italian and his Portuguese friend Victor leave Paris on a yellow Citroen 2CV. The goal of their trip is Lisbon, which on that night was freed from Europe's longest dictatorship. The two are joined by Claire, Victor's former girlfriend and University classmate, who wants to take a break from her everyday life, leaving behind her husband and baby son, to form again, even for a few days, the traveling trio with her friends.
A Boy from CalabriaA Boy from Calabria · 1987
A Boy from Calabria
6.61987
MovieDrama
Set in 1960, the year of the Rome Olympics, a 13 year-old boy with aspirations to become an athlete befriends an ageing, disabled bus driver who understands his ambitions.
La stanza dello SciroccoLa stanza dello Scirocco · 1998
La stanza dello Scirocco
8.01998
MovieComedy
What Is Love?What Is Love? · 2006
What Is Love?
4.32006
MovieComedyRomance
A young man, Andrea, from the bourgeoisie of Lugano, with power in high finance, falls in love with a beautiful pianist, Antonia. Antonia leaves his fabulous career for the love she feels for him. Soon the beautiful women leads him in a growing state of jealousy which leads to a murderous obsession. The young man tells his passion to an unknown, in an airport while waiting for a flight.

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