Miracolo italiano

Miracolo italiano

1994 · 104 min · ★ 4.2 · Comedy

7 segments about life in 1990s Italy: two MPs from the opposite sides of the political spectrum spend the night together; during their honeymoon, a woman cheats on her husband with her favorite soap opera star; a married man pretends to be ill to seduce his younger nurse; a family discovers that their son's beautiful fiancée is transgender; an unsatisfied single woman is duped by her celebrity crush for Kevin Costner; two best friends want to have fun; a couple on a tropical holiday is fascinated by their indigenous masseuse.

Directed by Enrico Oldoini · Written by Liliana Betti

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Cast

Renato Pozzetto Fermo Pulciani / comandante yacht
Ezio Greggio Manuel Rodriguez / Marcello Troiani
Nino Frassica Salvatore / Ernesto
Giorgio Faletti Teodoro Pautasso
Leonardo Pieraccioni Saverio
Athina Cenci Raimonda / madre di Saverio
Daniela Conti Rosalia
Anna Falchi Maria (Mario)
Claudia Koll Maria Carla
Maria Amelia Monti Lucia Baggioni
Nadia Rinaldi Adelaide
Dario Bandiera Tassinaro

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