Adventures Italian Style (Italian: Est - Dittatura Last Minute, lit. 'East: Last Minute Dictatorship') is a 2020 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pisu, starring Lodo Guenzi, Jacopo Costantini, Matteo Gatta, and Paolo Rossi Pisu.
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 Left to right: Lodo Guenzi, Matteo Gatta and Jacopo Costantini | |
| Italian | Est - Dittatura Last Minute |
| Directed by | Antonio Pisu |
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| Cinematography | Adrian Silisteanu |
| Edited by | Paolo Marzoni |
| Music by | Davide Caprelli |
Production company | Genoma Films |
| Distributed by | Genoma Films |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The film based on the short story Addio Ceaușescu ('Goodbye Ceaușescu') by Maurizio Paganelli and Andrea Riceputi.[1] It premiered at the Venice Nights' panel of the Giornate degli Autori section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It also won awards at the New York International Film Awards.[3]
A sequel, Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded, was released in 2025.
Cast
edit- Lodo Guenzi as Rice
- Jacopo Costantini as Bibi
- Matteo Gatta as Pago
- Paolo Rossi Pisu as Girolamo
- Ana Ciontea as Costelia
- Ioana Flora as Andra
- Liviu Cheloiu as Emil
- Ada Condeescu as Simona
- Eva Isis Popovici as Adina
- Julieta Szönyi as the singer
- Beatrice Balzani as Silvia
- Sofia Longhini as Lara
- Manuela Ciucur as Simona's mother
References
edit- ↑ Roberto Nepoti (1 March 2021). ""EST. Dittatura Last Minute", avventura on the road da Cesena a Bucarest". la Repubblica. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ Tom Grater (23 July 2020). "Venice Days Unveils 2020 Line-Up: Bruce LaBruce Feature & Mati Diop, Malgorzata Szumowska Shorts". Deadline. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "Est – Dittatura Last Minute". Filmitalia. Istituto Luce Cinecittà. 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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