Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
Theatrical release poster
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
Distributed by	Medusa Film
Release date	2007 (2007)
Country	Italy
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. ^{[1] [2]}

It was nominated for four David di Donatello Awards, including Best New Director. ^[3]

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

• List of Italian films of 2007

References

1. 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.
2. Antonella Zugna (27 November 2007). "Bentivoglio: "Che fatica la regia"". TGCOM . Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
3. "Caos calmo piglia tutto". La Repubblica. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on 15 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2015.

External links

• Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! at IMDb