Lightning Strike
{{About|the film|the natural phenomenon|Lightning strike|other uses|Lightning Strikes (disambiguation){{!}}Lightning Strikes}}
{{Short description|2012 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Lightning Strike
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|it|Colpi di fulmine}}
| image = Colpi di fulmine.jpg
| director = Neri Parenti
| writer =Alessandro Bencivenni
Domenico Saverni
Volfango De Biasi
Neri Parenti
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Christian De Sica
- Luisa Ranieri
- Arisa
- Simone Barbato
- Lillo
- Greg
- Anna Foglietta
}}
| music = Claudio Gregori
Attilio Di Giovanni
| cinematography = Tani Canevari
| editing =
| producer = Aurelio De Laurentiss
| story =
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| released = {{Film date|2012|12|13|df=y}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| budget =
}}
Lightning Strike ({{langx|it|Colpi di fulmine}}) is a 2012 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Neri Parenti and starring Christian De Sica and Lillo & Greg.{{cite news|last1=Maria Pia Fusco|title=Finita l'era dei cinepanettoni Con "Colpi di fulmine" si parla d'amore|url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli-e-cultura/2012/12/12/news/colpi_di_fulmine-48599843/|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=La Repubblica|date=December 12, 2012}} It was a commercial success, grossing $13,378,892 at the Italian box office.{{cite web|title=Colpi di fulmine (Lightning Strike)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=IT&id=_fCOLPIDIFULMINEL01|publisher=Boxofficemojo|accessdate=30 October 2015}}
For her performance in this film Anna Foglietta was nominated for Silver Ribbon for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite news|last1=Paolo D'Agostini|title=I Nastri d'argento: candidati e favoriti|url=http://dagostini.blogautore.repubblica.it/2013/05/31/i-nastri-dargento-candidati-e-favoriti/|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=La Repubblica|date=May 31, 2013}}
Plot
The film is divided into two episodes. In the first episode the primary Alberto Benni risks arrest because he has evaded taxes. So run away in a small village in Trentino Alto Adige, posing as a priest. He also falls in love with a beautiful policewoman...
In the second story, Ermete Maria Grilli is the Ambassador of Italy in Vatican, and has as chauffeur his friend Lillo. One day Ermeyte, beautiful, elegant and fine character, falls in love with a vulgar fishwife girl, but funny and beautiful. Ermete then asks his friend Lillo one thing: to be turned into a perfect Roman vulgar peasant in order to please Angela.
Cast
- Christian De Sica as Alberto Benni
- Greg as Ermete Maria Grilli
- Lillo as Ferdinando
- Luisa Ranieri as Angela
- Arisa as Tina
- Anna Foglietta as Adele Ventresca
- Simone Barbato as Oscar
- Debora Caprioglio as Francesca
- Luis Molteni as Don Dino
- Chiara Sani as Marcella Bolin
- Vauro as Don Brunoro
- Gabriele Pignotta as Sergio
- Fabio Avaro as Lallo
- Lallo Circosta as Facinoroso
- Armando De Razza as Cardinal Pini Sburga
- Martine Brochard as Ermete's mother
- Gina Rovere as Capatrice
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|2262952}}
{{Neri Parenti}}
Category:Films directed by Neri Parenti
Category:Films set in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Category:2010s Italian-language films
Category:Italian-language comedy films
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