Borotalco
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| Directed by | Carlo Verdone |
| Produced by |
Mario Cecchi Gori Vittorio Cecchi Gori |
| Written by | Carlo Verdone Enrico Oldoini |
| Starring | Carlo Verdone Eleonora Giorgi |
| Music by |
Lucio Dalla Fabio Liberatori Stadio (group) |
| Cinematography | Ennio Guarnieri |
| Edited by | Antonio Siciliano |
| Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Group |
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96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Talcum Powder (Original title: Borotalco) is a 1982 Italian comedy film written, starring and directed by Carlo Verdone.
The film received multiple David di Donatello awards in Italy for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Score and Best Supporting Actor (to Angelo Infanti). It also won Silver Ribbons for Best Actress and for Best Score.
Sergio Benvenuti (Carlo Verdone) is a meek and timid young man who works as a door-to-door salesman; naturally, his disposition makes incredibly hard for him to convince potential customers to subscribe to the offers he peddles.
Desperate to improve his sales' rate, he asks for the help of a more outgoing and successful colleague, Nadia, who agrees to take him with her to 'show him the ropes' of a successful sales pitch.
Due to a mishap Sergio reaches the abode of a colorful, over-the-top character, who introduces himself as 'Manuel Fantoni' and entertains him with tall tales about his life and his acquaintances which, apparently (due to the large number of signed photographs that adorn his house) include a veritable host of Italian and American celebrities from both music and cinema.
Oblivious of Nadia, Sergio is taken back to reality when the police arrives at the place, arresting 'Manuel' (who is revealed being acutally named 'Giuseppe Cuticchia', a much-less-glamorous moniker) for a series of misdemeanors and taking him away.
Before being led away in manacles Manuel/Giuseppe, asks Sergio to 'keep an eye' on his house, at which the timid young man sees the chance to "impersonate" Manuel (which was an invented person, anyhow) to play, for once, the role of the uber-cool, mysterious and affluent romantic hero.
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