Mr. Fifteen Balls
{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Fifteen Balls
| image = Il Signor Quindicipalle.jpg
| caption =
| director = Francesco Nuti
| writer = Francesco Nuti
Mario Rellini
| starring = Francesco Nuti
Sabrina Ferilli
| music = Giovanni Nuti
| cinematography = Danilo Desideri
| editing = Ugo De Rossi
| released = {{Film date|1998}}
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
|runtime = 100 min
}}
Mr. Fifteen Balls ({{langx|it|Il Signor Quindicipalle}}) is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Nuti.{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti|publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=88-6073-626-9|language=it}}{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Enrico Lancia |author3=Roberto Poppi |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film|publisher=Gremese Editore, 2002|isbn=8884401372|language=it}}
Plot summary
Francesco is a Tuscan who is very good at playing American pool, so much so that he is nicknamed "Mr. Quindicipalle", for the time he performed the unlikely feat of {{cuegloss|pocket|pocketing}} fifteen ({{lang|it|quindici}}) {{cuegloss|object ball|balls}} ({{lang|it|palle}}) in one shot, using the wooden handle of a broom as his cue stick. Francesco is also an experienced womanizer, like his recently deceased father. Indeed, Francesco meets the woman of his dreams at his father's funeral – a prostitute who calls herself Sissi. The two fall in love, and so Francesco thinks she might be a lucky charm for him, in his training for a big pool tournament. But Sissi frequently infuriates Francesco, compromising his skill and his training for the tournament.
Cast
- Francesco Nuti as Francesco Di Narnali
- Sabrina Ferilli as Sissi
- Antonio Petrocelli as Giampiero
- Novello Novelli as Maestro
- Laura Torrisi as Francesca
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0140547}}
{{Francesco Nuti}}
Category:Films directed by Francesco Nuti
Category:Films about prostitution in Italy
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