Get ready to set the alarm clock to the limit of human possibilities: Fantozzi Celebrate half a century of monstrous humiliations. Born from the imagination of the brilliant Paolo Villaggio (disappeared on 3 July 2017, at the age of 84), the accountant Ugo «Fantocci», indeed, Fantozzi The rooms arrived in theaters March 27, 1975 In the first of a successful series composed of Ten Movieswhich ended in 1999. Directed by Luciano Salcewho co-writing it together with Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero de Bernardi and the same village, the film is the adaptation of some stories taken from the homonymous bestseller of the great Genoese comedian.
Between a cloud of harassment of harassment and a couple of “language” advances to Miss Silvani, Fantozzi It has become a real pop phenomenon capable of entering the collective imagination with iconic expressions and situations. His misadventures inspired generations, influencing not only common language but also cinema and television. The unfortunate accountant still represents, with fierce irony, the frustrations and contradictions of the community, remaining a timeless symbol of social satire. On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, Fantozzi Back to the cinema Distributed by the Cineteca di Bologna. We celebrate the popular Italian mask of the twentieth century in 10 cult curiosities: from the debut in black and white in Pozzetto the place of village.
Fantozzi’s debut
Fantozzi’s character debuts on January 21, 1968 in the Rai variety Those of Sundaywith Paolo Villaggio who for the first time tells the misadventures of his iconic accountant.
Fantozzi Cockpit
Fantozzi should have been interpreted by Renato Pozzetto, but after his refusal village he thought he proposed him to Ugo Tognazzi, who however declined the offer. In the end, it was the same village that decided to take on the role of the unfortunate protagonist of his novels.
Fantozzian conjunctives
On the nebulous tennis court with Filini (the unforgettable Gigi Reder), the accountant Ugo Fantozzi will give rise to the notorious massacre of subjunctive: beat, come, go, do, dicchi, dii, escilians …
His wife Pina
In the collective imagination, the figure of the devoted consort of Ugo Fantozzi is associated with Milena Vukotic, who replaced Liù Bosisio (also known as Marge Simpson’s item). Bosisio renounced the part after the first two films so as not to be identified with Pina Fantozzi. Later he will distance himself from the character, showing himself reluctant to talk about it in the interviews; he declared, in fact, that he had participated in Superfantozzi Just to be able to buy a house to his son.
His daughter Mariangela
La Santa … Fantozzi’s little girl was played by the character of Tunisine origins Pliny Fernando, who today is the sculptor.
La Signorina Silvani
Anna Mazzamauro, the woman of the “monstrously prohibited dreams” of Fantozzi, presented herself to the audition with Luciano Salce in a “inadequate” way. Looking for a differently beautiful actress to embody Pina, the protagonist’s wife, the director immediately thought of her but certainly did not expect to see her with a seductive look: voluminous hair, stiletto heels and fire red dress. Mazzamauro was about to lose the role of his life when there was a village: “There is a need for a woman who makes Fantozzi fall in love. This is full of defects, but brings them to heels».
The Basque di Fantozzi
The iconic black Baschetto of Fantozzi is the Genoese “Spanish” that the accountant wears according to the mood: when it is scratched on the head, it means that it is a bad moment, while when he keeps it on the side it means that he feels invincible.
Where is the megaditta?
The imaginary feat where the character of Ugo Fantozzi works is located in the Palazzo della Regione Lazio, at Garbatella. At the time of filming, it was the national headquarters of the AM.
Fantozzi become adjective
According to the definition of the Treccani dictionary it is “in person, clumsy and servile with the superiors …”
Fantozzi Is it inspired by a real person?
Fantozzi really exists and he was the deskmate of the same village, in the period in which the actor landed the Lunario as employed at the Italsider of Genoa.
Source: Vanity Fair
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