I Teddy boys della canzone (1960)

A group of youths struggling to be successful singers pirate their way into the programmes of the Italian State television with the help of a technician. They meet with success and this ... See full summary »

Director:

Domenico Paolella

Writers:

Edoardo Anton, Marcello Ciorciolini,

Stars:

Antonio Acqua, Tullio Altamura, Luciano Bonanni

Cast

Credited cast:
Antonio Acqua	...	Commendatore scientifico
Tullio Altamura	...	Ministro moralista
Luciano Bonanni	...	Un agente
Arturo Bragaglia	...	Bigliettaio
Nuccia Cardinali	...	Segretaria direttore RAI
Mario Carotenuto	...	Direttore RAI
Tony Dallara	...	La guardia / Tony Dallara
Giacomo Furia	...	Funzionario RAI
José Jaspe	...	Maresciallo
Mara Lombardo	...	Segretaria del commendator Amato
Renato Malavasi	...	Portiere RAI
Lilly Mantovani	...	Teddy-girl
Mina	...	Minuccia
Tiberio Murgia	...	Fortunino
Ave Ninchi	...	Donna Celestina

Storyline

A group of youths struggling to be successful singers pirate their way into the programmes of the Italian State television with the help of a technician. They meet with success and this helps them to get a real contract.

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Plot Keywords:

musicarello

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Genres:

Musical

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Filming Locations:

Titanus Appia Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aron Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Absolutely the most AWESOME vintage teen musical OF ALL TIME!!! In Italian... NO SUBTITLES!

Like the best Italian opera, you don't really need a libretto, you just shriek along!

There has never been a film before or since like I TEDDY BOYS DELLA CANZONE. Mainly, and blessedly, a vehicle for the incomparable Mina. Who? Mina!

Mina has been one of the biggest stars in Italy since the late 50s, and everything early period Mina is magical in an ultimately guilty pleasure sort of way. Take Lesley Gore's hair and make it higher, add in pipes that easily reach the fifth balcony, mix with wardrobe by Abbe Lane and Divine on designer drugs and throw in humor coaching by Phyllis Diller. Now, somehow make all that genuinely elegant on a tall, impossibly and totally Italian girl, circa 1960.

There are no subtitles in I TEDDY BOYS DELLA CANZONE, and you simply do not need them. The plot is delightfully thin, to tie together an endless series of performances by Mina and various other Italian stars of the moment. Television is controlled by big business, and in the spirit of c'mon-kids-lets-put-on-a-show, the hero of the story gets ahold of an enormous portable TV camera and broadcasting equipment. They call themselves Clandestini Televisione. The kids romp from location to location, set up the camera, and someone breaks into song. Sometimes beautiful crooning, sometimes cacophonous screaming.

Little Tony, the Italian rockabilly star, does a number or two, as does, inexplicably, a Roman Dixieland band. The big finale field party is almost impossible to watch, and certainly impossible to NOT watch. There are so many disparate sounds and beats fighting for attention, its like having delirium tremens... yet incredibly satisfying.

I promise that if I ever, EVER, find a copy of this on 16mm, I will show it all over the country, outdoors, for free. Seeing it is a life altering experience that needs to be shared!

Todd Kimmell, The Willing Mind, Burlington, New Jersey

postscript... do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of 15 Grandi Successi Di Mina on CD. Note also that there is a beautiful early Mina number used in the film GOODFELLAS.