Christmas Rematch

Christmas Rematch
Directed by	Pupi Avati
Written by	Pupi Avati
Produced by	Anronio Avati
Starring	Diego Abatantuono Carlo Delle Piane Alessandro Haber
Cinematography	Pasquale Rachini
Edited by	Amedeo Salfa
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Distributed by	Medusa Film
Release date	2004 (2004)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

La rivincita di Natale, internationally released as Christmas Rematch, is a 2004 Italian comedy- drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It is the sequel of the 1986 film Christmas Present . ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

In Bologna, Franco, Lele, Stefano and Ugo, once old friends once, reunite for the Christmas holidays. Franco, who was defeated 18 years before, is now a great industrialist and film producer, and he is going to have the rematch of a poker game played many years ago. Initially, Franco loses many euros, but after a while, he starts winning. At the end of the game his friends leave defeated, and Franco realizes he is left alone because of a game because now he has lost the esteem of his dear comrades.

Cast

• Diego Abatantuono: Franco Mattioli
• Gianni Cavina: Ugo Cavara
• Alessandro Haber: Gabriele Bagnoli
• Carlo Delle Piane: avvocato Santelia
• George Eastman: Stefano Bertoni
• Petra Khruz: Elisa Delai
• Osvaldo Ruggieri: Renato Delai
• Eliana Miglio: Mariarosa Boscovich

References

1. Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
2. "Avati torna al tavolo verde". La Repubblica. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

External links

• Christmas Rematch at IMDb