The Friends At The Margherita Café
Gli amici del Bar Margherita
Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.
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Niki Giustini
as Pus
Maria Pia Timo
as Beatrice
Gianni Fantoni
as Padre di Gian
Diego Abatantuono
as Al
Pierpaolo Zizzi
as Taddeo
Laura Chiatti
as Marcella
Claudio Botosso
as Zanchi
Gianni Ippoliti
as Sarti
Bob Messini
as Mentos
Alfiero Toppetti
as Walter
Luisa Ranieri
as Ninni
Gisella Marengo
as Natalia
Gianni Cavina
as Carlo
Kristina Cepraga
as La donna Con gli Occhiali
Francesca De Martini
as Signora del Treno
Fabio De Luigi
as Gian
Katia Ricciarelli
as Mamma di Taddeo
Neri Marcorè
as Bep
Luigi Lo Cascio
as Manuelo
