Amore a prima vista

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Amore a prima vista
Amore a prima vista 1999.jpg
Directed by Vincenzo Salemme
Screenplay byVincenzo Salemme
Produced by Vittorio Cecchi Gori
StarringVincenzo Salemme
Maurizio Casagrande
Carlo Buccirosso
CinematographyMauro Marchetti
Edited byPatrizio Marone
Music by Pino Daniele
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Amore a prima vista ('Love at first sight') is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Vincenzo Salemme.

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Plot

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Cecchi Gori Entertainment Europa. [1] Salemme got inspiration for the film from the killing of a boy who had been in a relationship with the son of a Camorra boss. [2] Principal photography started on 8 June 1999. [3] It was shot in Rome. [2]

Reception

La Repubblica film critic Roberto Nepoti panned the film, describing it as a film in which 'every situation is facile, predictable, unashamedly pandering to the most degraded taste'. [4] Lietta Tornabuoni described the film as a 'ramshackle farce', but praised the acting performances of Carlo Buccirosso and Enzo Cannavale. [5]

The film was a box office success, grossing about 8 billion lire. [1] The film received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best Score. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico (1991). "Amore a prima vista". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. pp. 46–7. ISBN   978-88-8440-085-7.
  2. 1 2 Robiony, Simonetta (8 June 1999). "Salemme ci riprova e scherza sulla mafia". La Stampa . Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. Rombi, Roberto (8 June 1999). "Salemme mafioso ama il carabiniere". La Repubblica . p. 45.
  4. Nepoti, Roberto (30 October 1999). "Se il boss s' innamora di un onesto carabiniere". La Repubblica. p. 41. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. Tornabuoni, Lietta (31 October 1999). "Da American Pie a Salemme trionfa il sesso demenziale". La Stampa. p. 24. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. "Nastri d'Argento 2000". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2025.