Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! | |
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Directed by | Fabrizio Bentivoglio |
Written by | Fabrizio Bentivoglio Umberto Contarello Filippo Gravino Guido Iuculano Valia Santella |
Produced by | Ivan Fiorini Domenico Procacci |
Starring | Fabrizio Bentivoglio |
Cinematography | Luca Bigazzi |
Music by | Fausto Mesolella |
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Language | Italian |
Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (Italian: Lascia perdere, Johnny!) is a 2007 Italian biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Fabrizio Bentivoglio. It is loosely based on real life events of musician Fausto Mesolella, a member of Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel.
It was nominated for four David di Donatello Awards, including Best New Director.
Plot
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Cast
- Antimo Merolillo as Fausto "Johnny" Ciaramella
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Augusto Riverberi
- Ernesto Mahieux as Raffaele Niro
- Valeria Golino as Annamaria
- Lina Sastri as Vincenza, Johnny's mother
- Peppe Servillo as Gerry Como
- Roberto De Francesco as Autore
- Toni Servillo as Maestro Falasco
- Daria D'Antonio as Franca Marocco
- Ugo Fangareggi as Pietro Tagnin
- Luigi Montini as Discografico
See also
References
- Rita Celi (29 November 2007). ""Lascia perdere, Johnny!", la musica e il lato ingenuo degli anni Settanta". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- Antonella Zugna (27 November 2007). "Bentivoglio: "Che fatica la regia"". TGCOM. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- "Caos calmo piglia tutto". La Repubblica. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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