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6.7/10   363 votes
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Writers:
Domenico Starnone (novel)
Gabriele Salvatores (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 October 2000 (Italy) more
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Intense, Intelligent and Insightful more (4 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Sergio Rubini ... Antonio
Anouk Grinberg ... Antonio's Mother
Tom Novembre ... Luca
Anita Caprioli ... Mara
Fabrizio Bentivoglio ... Uncle Nino
Paolo Villaggio ... Dr. Cagnano
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudio Ammendola ... Antonio da giovane
Barbara Cupisti ... Segretaria Dott Calandra
Alessandra D'Elia ... Cinzia
Massimo De Lorenzo ... Padre di Antonio
Olimpia Di Maio ... Madre dottore Cagnano
Ruggero Dondi ... Dott. Calandra
Angela Goodwin ... Ciuta
Lucia Migliucci ... Fiorenza
Elisabetta Pellini ... Assistente Dottor De Rosa
Alice Pepe ... Michela
Luca Pollini ... Figlio di Antonio
Angelica Russo
Antonella Stefanucci ... Infermiera dott. Lotto
Emilio Toscano ... Astrologo

Franco Trevisi ... Beluga
Riccardo Zinna ... Dott Lotto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Teeth (International: English title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Uncle Nino: Next time your mates tell you so, you must show them your teeth, and you have to say to them: "With these teeth, I'm gonna savage your mums' hairy sex, one mum after another, snip snip snip! more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Intense, Intelligent and Insightful, 17 July 2001
9/10
Author: Christian (christian94@hotmail.com) from Montreal, Canada

To be honest, this movie took me completely by surprise. From the dubious theme of a man perturbed by his big ugly teeth and who goes to see a dentist to take them out, has sprung a collection of reflection on life, presented in an engaging tale, that left me leaving the theater spellbound. The main character, Antonio, is charming and very well portrayed by Sergio Rubini. His merging of childhood and adulthood, fantasy and reality, makes you see an insecure man searching for happiness in the midst of perceived failure. Writer/Director Gabriele Salvatores skillfully brings to the screen a visual representation of this man's psychological struggles with the help of surrealistic elements, rarely used as efficiently as in this feature. His techniques are way beyond competent, and rather blend in so smoothly that you believe that you have just hallucinated yourself. For this alone, this movie is well worth watching.

The screenplay is very clever, as it freshly explores themes like jealousy, self-acceptance and the difficult transition between phases of our lives, while probing other deeper existential questions through lyrical prose interspread throughout the movie.

The result is a very well-made film with a lot of content and exceptional use of visual elements. The pace and mood will make you plunge into the picture head first and surface at the end wondering where the time went. Highly recommended.

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