Il... Belpaese (Italian for "The... Beautiful Country") is a 1977 black comedy film written and directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio and Silvia Dionisio.[1][2][3]

Il... Belpaese
Directed byLuciano Salce
Written byCastellano & Pipolo
Luciano Salce
Paolo Villaggio
Produced byFulvio Lucisano
StarringPaolo Villaggio
Silvia Dionisio
CinematographyEnnio Guarnieri
Edited byAntonio Siciliano
Music byGianni Boncompagni
Piergiorgio Farina
Paolo Ormi
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

In the film, an Italian man spend several years working an oil platform in the Persian Gulf. When he returns to Italy, he experiences culture shock when realizing the country's social changes.

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Guido Berardinelli is an unfortunate tanker man, returned to Italy after eight years of work on an oil platform in the Persian Gulf. Guido doesn't knows anything about the social movement in 1970s Italy, especially in Milan. When he arrives, he discovers that his "beautiful country" (BelpaesE) is a total disaster! However, Guido tries to live within the law, opening a watch store, but he is constantly being targeted by the Mafia...

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
  2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. ^ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini. Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film. Zanichelli, 2010. ISBN 8808227227.
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