Hot Potato (1979 film)

(Redirected from La patata bollente)

Hot Potato (Italian: La patata bollente) is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno. The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left, Anni di piombo violence, working class culture, and the sustainability of Eurocommunism.[1]

Hot Potato
Directed bySteno
Written bySteno
Giorgio Arlorio
Enrico Vanzina
Produced byAchille Manzotti
StarringRenato Pozzetto
CinematographyGiorgio Arlorio
Edited byRaimondo Crociani
Music byTotò Savio
Release date
  • 16 November 1979 (1979-11-16)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Plot

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Bernardo Mambelli nicknamed "il Gandi" (Renato Pozzetto) is a PCI militant and pugilist working at a Milanese paint factory. One night, he sees a fascist gang beating a frail young man (Massimo Ranieri). He saves the man and brings him to his house to learn that he is Claudio, a homosexual. With nowhere to go and recovering from the assault, Claudio starts staying at Bernardo's house but a series of typical misunderstandings lead his comrades as well as his girlfriend Maria (Edwige Fenech) to believing that he has "turned gay". Bernardo is now seen as a potential lost cause and the ongoings soon reveal a "hot potato" situation for him.

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Production

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The film was initially conceived as a segment of a two-part film titled "Fa male michiare" (lit.'Mixing Hurts ') directed by Nanni Loy; the two segments were eventually developed into full-length films, the other of them becoming Loy's Café Express.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Milano-Firenze, Mo-Net s.r.l. "La patata bollente (1979)". MYmovies.it. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ Giusti, Marco (2019). "La patata bollente". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 326–7. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
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