Meet the Fockers is a 2004 American romantic comedy film directed by Jay Roach, and the sequel to the 2000 film, Meet the Parents. The film stars Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo. Despite mixed reviews, the film was a box-office hit, grossing $522 million worldwide. The sequel, Little Fockers, followed in 2010.
Aurelio De Laurentiis is an Italian film producer. He owns the film production company Filmauro and the Italian football club Napoli.
Vacanze di Natale is a 1983 Italian Christmas comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.
Paolo Ruffini is an Italian actor, film director and television presenter.
Natale a New York is a 2006 Italian Christmas comedy film co-written and directed by Neri Parenti, starring Christian De Sica, Sabrina Ferilli, Massimo Ghini, Claudio Bisio, Elisabetta Canalis, Alessandro Siani, Fabio De Luigi, Paolo Ruffini and Francesco Mandelli. It is Parenti's first film since De Sica and Massimo Boldi ended their partnership. In Italy, the film grossed $4,844,101 (€3,701,000) in its opening weekend and $30,437,121 (€23,513,000) in total. According to Filmauro, Natale a New York was the highest-grossing film of the 2006 Christmas season.
Neri Parenti is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of cinepanettoni—zany comedy films scheduled for release during the Christmas period.
The cinepanettoni are a series of farcical comedy films, one or two of which are typically released annually in Italy during the Christmas period. The films were originally produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis' Filmauro studio.
Pasquale Petrolo and Claudio Gregori, best known as Lillo & Greg, are an Italian comedy duo who work on stage, film, television, radio as well as musicians, authors and cartoonists.
Vacanze di Natale a Cortina is a 2011 Italian comedy film written and directed by Neri Parenti.
Lightning Strike is a 2012 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti and starring Christian De Sica and Lillo & Greg. It was a commercial success, grossing $13,378,892 at the Italian box office.
The Worst Christmas of My Life is a 2012 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Genovesi and starring Fabio De Luigi and Cristiana Capotondi. It is the sequel of The Worst Week of My Life.
Natale col Boss is a 2015 Italian criminal comedy film written and directed by Volfango De Biasi. It grossed $8,528,805 at the Italian box office.
Indovina chi viene a Natale? is a 2013 Italian comedy film produced, co-written and directed by Fausto Brizzi.
Natale a cinque stelle is a 2018 Italian Christmas comedy film directed by Marco Risi, starring Massimo Ghini, Ricky Memphis and Andrea Osvárt.
Natale a Londra – Dio salvi la regina is a 2016 Italian comedy film directed by Volfango De Biasi.
Merry Christmas is a 2001 Italian Cinepanettone comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
Natale a Beverly Hills is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti.
Christmas in Italy begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany, and in some areas female puppets are burned on a pyre, to symbolize, along with the end of the Christmas period, the death of the old year and the beginning of a new one. 26 December, is also a public holiday in Italy. The Italian term Natale derives from the Latin natalis, which literally means 'birth', and the greetings in Italian are buon Natale and felice Natale.
