Ivo the Genius

Ivo the Genius
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alessandro Benvenuti
Written by	Alessandro Benvenuti Ugo Chiti Nicola Zavagli
Starring	Alessandro Benvenuti Francesca Neri
Cinematography	Blasco Giurato
Music by	Patrizio Fariselli
Production company	Union P.N. [1]
Distributed by	United International Pictures [1]
Release date	1995 (1995)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Ivo the Genius (Italian : Ivo il tardivo) is a 1995 Italian comedy drama film co-written, directed and starred by Alessandro Benvenuti. ^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Ivo, a troubled forty-year old man, keen on solving puzzles has just recovered from a mental illness. He goes back to his hometown where he meets Sara, who wants to help him at all costs. He falls in love with her and in order to keep seeing her he agrees to go and live with four people with mental problems with whom he sets up a kind of misfits community. ^[4]

Cast

• Alessandro Benvenuti as Ivo
• Francesca Neri as Sara
• Davide Bechini as Fabio
• Francesco Casale as Andrea
• Vito as Silvano
• Antonino Iuorio as Antonio
• Sandro Lombardi as Aldo
• Luca Fagioli as Carlino
• Sonia Grassi as Delfina
• Daniele Trambusti as Lele
• Maria Pelikan as Bruna
• Lucia Ragni as Aunt Augusta
• Guido Cerniglia as Sara's father

See also

• List of Italian films of 1995

References

1. "Ivo il tardivo (1995)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
2. Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
3. David Rooney (November 5, 1995). "Review: 'Ivo the Genius'". Variety . Retrieved 25 February 2014.
4. Benvenuti, Alessandro (1995-10-27), Ivo il tardivo (Comedy, Drama), Alessandro Benvenuti, Francesca Neri, Davide Bechini, retrieved 2023-11-27

External links

• Ivo the Genius at IMDb