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Talcum Powder (film)
Talcum Powder (Original title: Borotalco) is a 1982 Italian romantic comedy film written, starring and directed by Carlo Verdone.
The film received multiple David di Donatello awards in Italy for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Score and Best Supporting Actor (to Angelo Infanti). It also won Silver Ribbons for Best Actress and for Best Score.
Sergio Benvenuti (Carlo Verdone) is a meek and timid young man who works as a door-to-door salesman; naturally, his disposition makes incredibly hard for him to convince potential customers to subscribe to the offers he peddles.
Desperate to improve his sales' rate, he asks for the help of a more outgoing and successful colleague, Nadia, who agrees to take him with her to 'show him the ropes' of a successful sales pitch.
Due to a mishap Sergio reaches alone the abode of a colorful, over-the-top character, who introduces himself as 'Manuel Fantoni' and entertains him with tall tales about his incredible life and his intimate acquaintance with lots of Italian and American celebrities.
Oblivious of the appointment with the belated Nadia, Sergio is fascinated by Manuel's stories and spend the day listening to him, and believing everything, until the sudden arrival of the police to arrest the strange character. 'Manuel' is revealed to actually be 'Cesare Cuticchia', a much-less-glamorous petty criminal, guilty of a series of misdemeanors>
Before being led away in manacles, Manuel/Cesare asks Sergio to 'keep an eye' on his house. For the timid young man this is the chance to "impersonate" Manuel, and to play, for once in his life, the role of the uber-cool, mysterious and affluent romantic anti-hero. At this point Nadia arrives to the appointment. Since she has never seen him in person, Sergio manages to easily assume the new fake identity, and he fascinates her by repeating the same tall tales. He also boast personal friendship with her favorite singer Lucio Dalla, hugely successful at the time. Being a huge fan of the performer, Nadia begs Sergio/Manuel to arrange their meeting, in the hope to also propose to Dalla a few new songs of her own and maybe get a head-start as a musician herself.
Caught in his own web of lies, Sergio doesn't dare to reveal the truth and tries to buy time with excuses. Meanwhile he rushes to visit Giuseppe in jail, asking him for advice and support in order not to disappoint the girl and therefore spoil his own romantic chances with her.
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Talcum Powder (film)
Talcum Powder (Original title: Borotalco) is a 1982 Italian romantic comedy film written, starring and directed by Carlo Verdone.
The film received multiple David di Donatello awards in Italy for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Score and Best Supporting Actor (to Angelo Infanti). It also won Silver Ribbons for Best Actress and for Best Score.
Sergio Benvenuti (Carlo Verdone) is a meek and timid young man who works as a door-to-door salesman; naturally, his disposition makes incredibly hard for him to convince potential customers to subscribe to the offers he peddles.
Desperate to improve his sales' rate, he asks for the help of a more outgoing and successful colleague, Nadia, who agrees to take him with her to 'show him the ropes' of a successful sales pitch.
Due to a mishap Sergio reaches alone the abode of a colorful, over-the-top character, who introduces himself as 'Manuel Fantoni' and entertains him with tall tales about his incredible life and his intimate acquaintance with lots of Italian and American celebrities.
Oblivious of the appointment with the belated Nadia, Sergio is fascinated by Manuel's stories and spend the day listening to him, and believing everything, until the sudden arrival of the police to arrest the strange character. 'Manuel' is revealed to actually be 'Cesare Cuticchia', a much-less-glamorous petty criminal, guilty of a series of misdemeanors>
Before being led away in manacles, Manuel/Cesare asks Sergio to 'keep an eye' on his house. For the timid young man this is the chance to "impersonate" Manuel, and to play, for once in his life, the role of the uber-cool, mysterious and affluent romantic anti-hero. At this point Nadia arrives to the appointment. Since she has never seen him in person, Sergio manages to easily assume the new fake identity, and he fascinates her by repeating the same tall tales. He also boast personal friendship with her favorite singer Lucio Dalla, hugely successful at the time. Being a huge fan of the performer, Nadia begs Sergio/Manuel to arrange their meeting, in the hope to also propose to Dalla a few new songs of her own and maybe get a head-start as a musician herself.
Caught in his own web of lies, Sergio doesn't dare to reveal the truth and tries to buy time with excuses. Meanwhile he rushes to visit Giuseppe in jail, asking him for advice and support in order not to disappoint the girl and therefore spoil his own romantic chances with her.