Hot Potato (1979 film)
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Duration Country Italy | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 16 November 1979 Screenplay Steno, Enrico Vanzina, Giorgio Arlorio Cast (Bernardo Mambelli, "il Gandi"), (Claudio), (Maria), Mario Scarpetta (Walter), (Elvira Portiera)Similar movies Edwige Fenech movies, Gay and lesbian movies, Comedies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La patata bollente steno 1979 la scena del pranzo
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.
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Hot potato 1976 trailer
Plot
Bernardo Mambelli alias "Gandhi" (Renato Pozzetto) is a PCI militant and pugilist working at a Milanese paint factory. One night, he sees a bunch of neo-Nazis 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, 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.