Christmas Present (film)
- 1986 (1986)
Regalo di Natale, internationally released as Christmas Present, is a 1986 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 43° Venice Film Festival, in which Carlo Delle Piane won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. For his performance in this film Diego Abatantuono won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actor.[1] The film has a sequel, Christmas Rematch.[2]
Plot
The day before Christmas: a group of friends can be found, as tradition, rich in the house of one of them, for a game of poker. Each of the four men, including a mysterious lawyer, has problems in families, and trying to scrape together a Christmas game in a considerable sum in order to live better. But fate has a special plan for each day players.
Cast
- Diego Abatantuono as Franco Mattioli
- Gianni Cavina as Ugo Cavara
- Alessandro Haber as Gabriele Bagnoli
- Carlo Delle Piane as Antonio Sant'Elia
- George Eastman as Stefano Bertoni
- Kristina Sevieri as Martina
- Rossella Como
See also
References
External links
- Christmas Present at IMDb
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- Christmas Rematch (2004)
- But When Do the Girls Get Here? (2005)
- The Second Wedding Night (2005)
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- The Hideout (2007)
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- The Big Heart of Girls (2011)
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