The Friends at the Margherita Café
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Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.
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Cast
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Diego Abatantuono
Al
Known for
Mediterraneo
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Pierpaolo Zizzi
Taddeo
Known for
It's me against you - The mystery of the spellbound school
Neri Marcorè
Bep
Known for
I Can Quit Whenever I Want
Lessons in Chocolate
Laura Chiatti
Marcella
Known for
Somewhere
I Want You
Fabio De Luigi
Gian
Known for
Put Grandma in the Freezer
The Worst Christmas of My Life
Luigi Lo Cascio
Manuelo
Known for
One Hundred Steps
The Best of Youth
Claudio Botosso
Zanchi
Known for
Corleone
My Brother Is an Only Child
Gianni Ippoliti
Sarti
Known for
The Day of the Beast
Luisa Ranieri
Ninni
Known for
The Hand of God
Letters to Juliet
Gisella Marengo
Natalia
Known for
Baaria
The Unknown Woman
Katia Ricciarelli
Mamma di Taddeo
Known for
Faccia d'angelo
The Second Wedding Night
Gianni Cavina
Carlo
Known for
The House with Laughing Windows
Christmas Present
Pupi Avati Director · Margherita Spampinato Author Pasquale Rachini Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $4.3M · First release April 3, 2009 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$4,326,733
Production
Duea Film
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Gli amici del Bar Margherita
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 3, 2009
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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