A Boss in the Living Room

A Boss in the Living Room (Italian: Un boss in salotto, also known as A Boss in the Kitchen) is a 2014 Italian comedy film directed and co-written by Luca Miniero.[2]

A Boss in the Living Room
Un boss in salotto
Directed byLuca Miniero
Written byLuca Miniero
Federica pontremoli
Produced byRiccardo Tozzi
StarringPaola Cortellesi
Rocco Papaleo
Luca Argentero
CinematographyFederico Angelucci
Edited byValentina Mariani
Music byUmberto Scipione
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was a box-office hit, grossing over 12 million euros[3] and being the best-grossing Italian film of 2014.[4]

Plot

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Cristina is a woman from Naples who lives for years in Bolzano, with her husband Michele. Their love life is very quiet, but a day arrives Ciro, Cristina's brother: a boxwood mobster on the run from the law. The brother makes life very difficult for the Italian family as he dominates the house. Eventually the family likes the brother as he solves their problems with his criminal mind.

Cast

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  • Paola Cortellesi as Cristina D'Avola / Carmela Cimmaruta
  • Rocco Papaleo as Ciro Cimmaruta
  • Luca Argentero as Michele Coso
  • Angela Finocchiaro as Doriana Manetti
  • Alessandro Besentini as Carlo Manetti
  • Francesco Villa as the school principal
  • Lavinia De' Cocci as Fortuna Coso
  • Saul Nanni as Vittorio Coso
  • Giselda Volodi as the neighbour
  • Massimo De Lorenzo as the inspector
  • Francesco De Fraia as a witness
  • Raffaele Ferrante as a witness
  • Domenico Manfredi as a witness
  • Nunzia Schiano as Sister Giuseppa
  • Salvatore Misticone as the English teacher
  • Marco Marzocca as officer Santagata
  • Carmen Giardina as the preliminary judge
  • Marjo Berasategui as the adoptive mother
  • Susanna Giaroli as Camille
  • Benedetta Cimatti as Florence
  • Cecilia D'Amico as Titina
  • May Okoya as the nanny
  • Nancy Gabriele as Janine
  • Riccardo Cicogna as Mr. Peter
  • Haruhiko Yamanouchi as the yoga teacher
  • Maria Pia De Vito as the singer
  • Luca Miniero as the judge

References

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  1. ^ "Un boss in salotto film: Blauer e C.P. Company vestono Luca Argentero e Paola Cortellesi". 30 December 2013.
  2. ^ Arianna Finos (27 December 2013). "'Un boss in salotto': la Cortellesi tra nord e sud nella cine-pastiera del nuovo anno". La Repubblica. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ Nino Dolfo (13 July 2014). "Peccato che resti un prodotto stagionale". Corriere della Sera. p. 3. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. ^ Michelangelo Iuliano (4 December 2014). "Al Boss il Biglietto d'Oro del cinema italiano". Cinematografo. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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