Under the Chinese Restaurant (1987)
"Sotto il ristorante cinese" (original title)

Director:

Bruno Bozzetto

Writers:

Bruno Bozzetto (screenplay), Bruno Bozzetto (story),

Stars:

Claudio Botosso, Amanda Sandrelli, Claudia Lawrence

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claudio Botosso	...	Ivan
Amanda Sandrelli	...	Eva
Claudia Lawrence	...	Bibi
Nancy Brilli	...	Ursula
Bernard Blier	...	Il professore
Giuseppe Cederna	...	Giovanni
Cinzia Monreale	...	La rapinatrice
Massimiliano Brembilla	...	Rapinatore
Maurizio Solda	...	Rapinatore al volante
Hal Yamanouchi	...	Cuoco cinese (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
Sergio Cannonieri	...	Investigatore
Renato Oliviero	...	Investigatore
Renato Sarti	...	Tipo losco al bar
Tino Polenghi	...	Barista (as Santino Polenghi)
Loredana Butti	...	Patty

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

scientist | parallel worlds | girl | chinese restaurant | beach | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

14 April 1987 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Under the Chinese Restaurant

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bozzetto International S.r.l., Reteitalia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Blurb.

"UNDER THE CHINESE RESTAURANT" is a delightful live-action feature by the creator of the mostly-animated ALLEGRO NON TROPPO, Bruno Bozzetto. It is about Ivan (Claudio Botosso), a robbery witness, who takes cover in the basement of a Chinese restaurant where he is transported through a mysterious door to an exotic beach in a distant land with brilliant twin suns! This surrealistic world has strange creatures and beautiful native girl Eva (Amanda Sandrelli), her bizarre father (Bernard Blier), an eccentric inventor. Eva falls in love with Ivan and the adventures multiply and transform Ivan's life. This is a fun-filled romantic comedy in a whimsical land of fantasy.