The Barber of Rio

Last updated
The Barber of Rio
Directed by Giovanni Veronesi
Written byUgo Chiti
Giovanni Veronesi
Starring Diego Abatantuono
Cinematography Maurizio Calvesi
Edited by Nino Baragli
Music by Irene Grandi
Dado Parisini
Telonio
Release date
  • 18 October 1996 (1996-10-18)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Barber of Rio (Italian: Il barbiere di Rio) is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. [1]

Contents

Cast

Related Research Articles

<i>The Barber of Seville</i> 1816 opera by Gioachino Rossini

The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution is an opera buffa in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini. The libretto was based on Pierre Beaumarchais's French comedy The Barber of Seville (1775). The première of Rossini's opera took place on 20 February 1816 at the Teatro Argentina, Rome, with designs by Angelo Toselli.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Diego Abatantuono</span> Italian actor and screenwriter

Diego Abatantuono is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento.

"Largo al factotum" is an aria from The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini, sung at the first entrance of the title character, Figaro. The repeated "Figaro"s before the final patter section are an icon in popular culture of operatic singing. The term "factotum" refers to a general servant and comes from Latin where it literally means "do everything".

Robert Andrew Lloyd is an English operatic bass.

<i>Eccezzziunale... veramente</i> 1982 film

Eccezzziunale... veramente is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.

<i>Christmas Present</i> (film) 1986 film by Pupi Avati

Regalo di Natale, internationally released as Christmas Present, is a 1986 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It entered the 43° Venice Film Festival, in which Carlo Delle Piane won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. For his performance in this film Diego Abatantuono won a Nastro d'Argento for Best supporting Actor. The film has a sequel, Christmas Rematch.

<i>Ultimo minuto</i> 1987 film

Ultimo minuto is a 1987 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. The film won the David di Donatello for best sound and for best original song.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rocco Papaleo</span> Italian actor, film director, and singer

Antonio Rocco Papaleo is an Italian actor, film director and singer.

<i>Puerto Escondido</i> (film) 1992 film

Puerto Escondido is a 1992 Italian comedy film directed by Gabriele Salvatores. For this film Diego Abatantuono and Renato Carpentieri were awarded with Silver Ribbons for best actor and best supporting actor.

The Barber of Seville is a 1947 Italian opera film directed by Mario Costa and starring Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi and Nelly Corradi. It is an adaptation of Gioachino Rossini's 1816 opera The Barber of Seville.

<i>I fichissimi</i> 1981 film

I fichissimi is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. The film consists in a story of rival punks in Milan and it is loosely based on the William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet.

<i>Children of Hannibal</i> 1998 film

Children of Hannibal is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Davide Ferrario.

Mauro Di Francesco is an Italian actor, comedian and television personality.

<i>Scusa se è poco</i> 1982 Italian film

Scusa se è poco is a 1982 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario and starring Monica Vitti, Ugo Tognazzi and Diego Abatantuono.

<i>Our Tropical Island</i> 2001 film

Our Tropical Island is a 2001 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marcello Cesena and starring Diego Abatantuono and Victoria Abril.

<i>Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two</i> 2006 film

Really SSSupercool: Chapter Two is a 2006 Italian anthology comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina and starring Diego Abatantuono. It is the sequel of Eccezzziunale... veramente (1982).

<i>Belli di papà</i> 2015 film

Belli di papà is a 2015 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Guido Chiesa and starring Diego Abatantuono. It is a loose remake of the Mexican comedy film The Noble Family.

<i>An Ideal Adventure</i> 1982 Italian film

An Ideal Adventure is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Stefano Vanzina and starring Edwige Fenech, Diego Abatantuono and Liù Bosisio.

Arrivano i gatti is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina.

I mostri oggi is a 2009 Italian sketch comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini.

References

  1. "Abatantuono barbiere di Rio" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 1 October 1996. Retrieved 6 July 2020.