We Can Do That (2008) Si può fare (original title)

Director:

Giulio Manfredonia

Writers:

Fabio Bonifacci (screenplay) &
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Release Date:

31 October 2008 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy

Awards:

5 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Claudio Bisio	...	Nello
Anita Caprioli	...	Sara
Giuseppe Battiston	...	Dottor Federico Furlan
Giorgio Colangeli	...	Dottor Del Vecchio
Andrea Bosca	...	Gigio
Giovanni Calcagno	...	Luca
Michele De Virgilio	...	Niki
Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini	...	Goffredo
Andrea Gattinoni	...	Roby
Natascia Macchniz	...	Luisa
Rosa Pianeta	...	Enrica
Daniela Piperno	...	Miriam
Franco Pistoni	...	Ossi
Pietro Ragusa	...	Fabio
Franco Ravera	...	Carlo
Maria Rosaria Russo	...	Caterina
Bebo Storti	...	Padella
Ariella Reggio	...	Madre di Gigio
Giulia Steigerwalt	...	Chiara
Tony D'Agostino	...	Scorbutico
Daniele Ferretti	...	Enzo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manfredi Saavedra	...	Milo
Raffaele Zabban	...	Matteo

Directed by
Giulio Manfredonia

Writing credits
Fabio Bonifacci		(screenplay) &
Giulio Manfredonia		(screenplay)
Fabio Bonifacci		(story)

Produced by
Federico Boldrini Parravicini	....	executive producer
Andrea Rizzoli Jr.	....	producer
Angelo Rizzoli Jr.	....	producer

Original Music by
Aldo De Scalzi
Pivio

Cinematography by
Roberto Forza

Film Editing by
Cecilia Zanuso

Casting by
Mirta Guarnaschelli

Production Design by
Marco Belluzzi

Costume Design by
Maurizio Millenotti

Makeup Department
Maria Teresa Corridoni	....	key hair stylist
Giammarco Gaeta	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Valentino Lo Cascio	....	assistant production manager
Mauro Maggioni	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Angeli	....	assistant director
Valentina Orrù	....	second assistant director
Eugenio Rigacci	....	assistant director

Art Department
Domenico Matera	....	painter

Sound Department
Paolo Amici	....	sound effects editor
Enzo Diliberto	....	foley artist
Roberto Moroni	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bruno Pupparo	....	sound
Daniele Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
David Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Fabrizio Quadroli	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Federico Angelucci	....	first assistant camera
Flavia Califano	....	second assistant camera
Vincenzo Carpineta	....	camera operator
Matteo Cosorich	....	video assist operator
Daniele Dessena	....	grip
Ezio Gamba	....	camera operator
Sascia Ippoliti	....	steadicam operator
Paolo Palombi	....	electrician

Casting Department
Mara Molinari	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Massimo Gubinelli	....	color grader
Dario Incerti	....	assistant editor
Filippo Pintucci	....	first assistant editor
Andrea Gargano	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Roberto Pischiutta	....	original music (as Pivo)
Pivio	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Stefania Buccini	....	assistant to producer
Erasmo Colucci	....	co-accountant
Sergio De Vidovich	....	location manager
Marco Galeassi	....	assistant accountant
Carlo Miscoli	....	co-accountant
Anna Maria Morelli	....	artistic producer
Rita Nobile	....	press
Massimo Scarafoni	....	press
Sandra Sunseri	....	assistant to the producer

Thanks
Giorgio Armani	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rizzoli Film
• RTI (collaboration)

Distributors

• Espace Sarou (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Kairos Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Tirelli Costumi  costumes by

Also Known As:

"Si può fare" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Japan:G

Company:

Rizzoli Film

Trivia:

It was one of the five Italian films pre-selected as the Best Foreign Film submission for the 82nd Academy Awards, along with Baarìa (2009), Fortapàsc (2009), The Big Dream (2009) and Vincere (2009).

Cuckoo's Nest with jobs

I saw this last month at the 2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival and of the 36 films I saw there this would be in my top two. I loved this movie! Nello (Claudio Bisio) is an out of work former trade unionist who has been sent to run a cooperative of mental patients who were released from Italy's psychiatric hospitals when the government closed the hospitals down under the 1980's Basaglia Law. Nello doesn't like the over medicated clients way of life at the cooperative and he seeks to find a more beneficial life for them and possibly learn a profession to suit their capabilities. By chance, two of the clients Gigio (Andrea Bosca) and Luca (Giovanni Calcagno) show an unusual and individualistic and artistic aptitude for installing parquet flooring. This leads to the rest of the former patients at the co-op forming a flooring company with high end clientèle and Nello coordinating the operation by assigning work roles within the company that suits each worker the best. Yes, this is kind of like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest except that they have jobs but it's still clever, fresh and one of the funniest films I have ever seen. The cast is fantastic. Character development begins immediately when we are introduced individually and collectively to the patients who make up a fantastic ensemble cast that continue to grow throughout the film. Writer/director Giulio Manfredonia co-wrote the story and screenplay with Fabiio Bonifacci and the cast and crew must have had a great time putting this together. I understand this was a big box office hit in Italy and I hope it gets a worldwide audience. Great characters, great actors, great story, great production. I would give this a 10 out of 10 and highly recommend it.