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Mambo italiano (2003)

R  88 min  -  Comedy | Drama   -  9 October 2003 (Slovenia)
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The son of Italian immigrants to Canada struggles to find the best way to reveal to his parents that he's gay.

Writers:

Émile Gaudreault (screenplay), Steve Galluccio (play), and 1 more credit »
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11 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luke Kirby ...
Ginette Reno Ginette Reno ...
Paul Sorvino ...
Mary Walsh ...
Peter Miller Peter Miller ...
Claudia Ferri ...
Anna Barberini
Sophie Lorain ...
Pina Lunetti
Tim Post ...
Peter
Tara Nicodemo ...
Yolanda / Woman in Airplane / Jolene
Pierrette Robitaille ...
Rosetta
Dino Tavarone Dino Tavarone ...
Giorgio
Mark Camacho ...
Michel Perron Michel Perron ...
Father Carmignani
Lou Vani Lou Vani ...
Marco
Diane Lavallée Diane Lavallée ...
Mélanie
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Storyline

Angelo Barberini is the oddball son of Italian immigrants Gino and Maria, who inadvertently ended up in Canada rather than the States. Angelo shocks his parents by moving out on his own without getting married, and shocks them further still when he reveals that he's gay. But his boyfriend, policeman Nino Paventi isn't as ready to come out of the closet -- especially not to his busybody mother, Lina. Written by Shannon Patrick Sullivan <shannon@mun.ca>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gay | Italian | Immigrant | Canada | Moving Out  | See more »

Taglines:

It's BIGGER... It's FATTER... It's not GREEK... and there'll only be a wedding over mama's dead body! See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexual situations See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English | Italian | French

Release Date:

(Slovenia) See more »

Also Known As:

Mambo olasz módra See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$CAD5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$734,570 (USA) (21 September 2003) (178 Screens)

Gross:

$6,239,558 (USA) (7 December 2003)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Canada: (Toronto International Film Festival)  | USA:  | Argentina:  | UK:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Both the film and the play (which the film is based upon) are based on Steve Galluccio's own life and experiences. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In two shots, the Italian flag is shown back to front. On the television, and on the computer monitor the Italian flag is shown as red, white, and green. The colors of the flag are green, white, and red. See more »

Quotes

Anna: [after finding out about Angelo and Nino] I'm thrilled you two are a couple, yay. I reacted the way I did cause I saw my brother naked. You know, eew.
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Connections

References "Dynasty" (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Gigocin"
Arranged by Nicolas Maranda
Performed by Ginette Reno & Paul Sorvino See more »