Festival
1996The annual film festival in Venice is, of course, an ideal place to make a film (how come no-one has thought of it before). Everything is there in Pupi Avati's Festival: the famous hotels Des Bain and Excelsior on the Lido, the shimmering sandy beach which captivated Visconti. The film was made last spring and exploits the presence of passing film stars such as Jack Nicholson. We see the hysterical press conferences, where journalists and experts ask intelligent questions-without listening to the answers.
Acted in
Massimo Boldi
as Franco Melis
Gianni Cavina
as Renzo Polpo
Massimo Bonetti
as Pigi
Irene Grazioli
as Elisabetta
Paola Quattrini
as Mirna
Cinzia Monreale
as Gea Calò
Lorenzo Flaherty
as Elio Zarri
Margaret Mazzantini
as Carla Melis
Isabelle Pasco
as Alexandra
Andrea Scorzoni
as Pierannunzio Tani
Elide Melli
as Elisabetta
Alberto Di Stasio
as Leo Cordio
Salvatore Cascio
as Himself
Vincenzo Mollica
as Himself
Gian Luigi Rondi
as Himself
Walter D'Errico
as Paparazzo
Dario Ballantini
as TV Host
Silvia Annichiarico
as Journalist
Claudio G. Fava
as Awards Show Host
Tiziano Sossi
as Journalist #2