Amore a prima vista ('Love at first sight') is a 1999 comedy film written and directed by Vincenzo Salemme.
Plot
Cast
Vincenzo Salemme as Bruno Garramone Maurizio Casagrande as Fortunato Cipolletta Carlo Buccirosso as Peppino Batman Biagio Izzo as Samuele Sandokan Mandala Tayde as Roberta Nando Paone as Mr. Centocelle Tosca D'Aquino as Nina Francesca Antonelli as Ombretta Antonio Casagrande as Don Natale Garramone Linda Moretti as Donna Carmela Luigi Maria Burruano as Don Antonio Sergio Vastano as Mago Morris Enzo Cannavale as Cannibal Teresa Del Vecchio as Speranza Bruno Arena as Delinquent Stefano Pesce as Carabiniere
Production The film was produced by Cecchi Gori Entertainment Europa. Salemme got inspiration for the film from the killing of a boy who had been in a relationship with the son of a Camorra boss. Principal photography started on 8 June 1999. It was shot in Rome.
Reception La Repubblica film critic Roberto Nepoti panned the film, describing it as a film in which 'every situation is facile, predictable, unashamedly pandering to the most degraded taste'. Lietta Tornabuoni described the film as a 'ramshackle farce', but praised the acting performances of Carlo Buccirosso and Enzo Cannavale.
The film was a box office success, grossing about 8 billion lire. The film received a Nastro d'Argento nomination for Best Score.
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