Beach House (1977)
"Casotto" (original title)

Una domenica estiva in uno stabilimento balneare al Lido di Ostia (Roma). Una fauna umana variegata e tante storie che si intrecciano. Una squadra femmminile di pallacanestro ; due militari... See full summary »

Director:

Sergio Citti

Writers:

Vincenzo Cerami (short story), Vincenzo Cerami (screenplay),

Stars:

Jodie Foster, Paolo Stoppa, Flora Carabella

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jodie Foster	...	Teresina Fedeli
Paolo Stoppa	...	Il nonno
Flora Carabella	...	La nonna (as Flora Mastroianni)
Michele Placido	...	Vincenzino
Mariangela Melato	...	Giulia
Ugo Tognazzi	...	Alfredo Cerquetti
Anna Melato	...	Bice
Gigi Proietti	...	Gigi (as Luigi Proietti)
Franco Citti	...	Nando
Ninetto Davoli	...	Il fotografo
Catherine Deneuve	...	La donna del sogno
Carlo Croccolo	...	Carlo
Gianni Rizzo	...	L'allenatore
Clara Algranti	...	Jole
McKenzie Bailey	...	Il prete

Storyline

Una domenica estiva in uno stabilimento balneare al Lido di Ostia (Roma). Una fauna umana variegata e tante storie che si intrecciano. Una squadra femmminile di pallacanestro ; due militari fissati per il body-building ; due benzinai con le loro fidanzate ; un sacerdote con un grosso...segreto ; due nonni con le loro nipotine incinte ; una coppia di fidanzati che cercano di avere un rapporto intimo per la prima volta ; e così via...

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Plot Keywords:

beach | topless | nudity | female nudity

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

28 October 1977 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Beach House

Filming Locations:

De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Parva Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Yankees, please, stop reviewing Italian movies!!

I can't believe so many people gave negative comments about this movie. And I have to say, I'm getting tired of people giving negative comments on a movie from a foreign country, about which they know nothing, after seeing a badly dubbed version.. This movie is great. It's amazing, though not surprising, how Citti can keep your attention up without ever leaving the casotto.. I'm actually surprised that people found it boring. I was planning to see the beginning of it, and go out, but I just could not stop until the end. You follow a few parallel stories from a fixed point of view, sort of similar to Scola's "La cena", but kind of lighter, even though I wouldn't call this a comedy. It is a bit surrealistic, but in a very realistic and convincing way. It features a lot of the best actors of the time, including Tognazzi, Melato, Proietti, Stoppa.

So what's wrong with you guys? Reading comments to Italian movies, I sometimes have the sensation that the few Americans interested in Italian movies are just looking for the sleazy details, and completely miss or misunderstand all the rest. There's a lot more to Italian movies than sleaze. If you willingly watch one, and don't get it, before firing up low votes and negative comments, please consider the possibility that, well, yes, maybe something was "lost in translation".. and it might not just be the lines, but also the tone, accents, gestures, dressing codes, cultural, social and historical background... For example, the attitude of the two girls, hanging around with two guys and hoping they will get food for free, might sound unlikely in a "Sex and the city" episode, but looks perfectly natural in the Rome of the seventies.

Most Italian directors put no effort in making their products available to foreigners, and even when they do, you still see a different movie if you're from here. Just don't blame it on the movie!