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Hardboiled Egg

Original title: Ovosodo
  • 19971997
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.7K
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Hardboiled Egg (1997)
ComedyDrama
The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.7K
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    • Paolo Virzì
    • Francesco Bruni(story)
    • Paolo Virzì(story)
    • Furio Scarpelli(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edoardo Gabbriellini
    • Malcolm Lunghi
    • Regina Orioli
    • Paolo Virzì
    • Francesco Bruni(story)
    • Paolo Virzì(story)
    • Furio Scarpelli(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Edoardo Gabbriellini
    • Malcolm Lunghi
    • Regina Orioli
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Marco Cocci and Edoardo Gabbriellini in Hardboiled Egg (1997)
    Claudia Pandolfi in Hardboiled Egg (1997)
    Edoardo Gabbriellini and Regina Orioli in Hardboiled Egg (1997)
    Marco Cocci and Edoardo Gabbriellini in Hardboiled Egg (1997)
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    Edoardo Gabbriellini
    Edoardo Gabbriellini
    • Piero at 18 years
    Malcolm Lunghi
    • Piero at 13 years
    Regina Orioli
    • Lisa
    Alessio Fantozzi
    • Ivanone
    Marco Cocci
    • Tommaso
    Pietro Fornaciari
    • Nedo
    Monica Brachini
    • Mara
    Barbara Scoppa
    • Bianca
    Toto Barbato
    • Mirko
    • (as Salvatore Barbato)
    Claudia Pandolfi
    Claudia Pandolfi
    • Susi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    Nicoletta Braschi
    • Giovanna
    Francesco Guzzo
    Giorgio Algranti
    • Operaio #1
    Emanuele Barresi
    • Operaio #2
    Claudia Biagiotti
    • Ragazza balcone
    Matteo Campus
    • Piero at 7 years
    Francesco Catraro
    • Amico del Conte
    Isabella Cecchi
    • Impiegata palchimica
      • Paolo Virzì
      • Francesco Bruni(story) (screenplay)
      • Paolo Virzì(story) (screenplay)
      • Furio Scarpelli(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Actress Claudia Pandolfi recalls her sex scene as "a raw one, in which the director left me mercilessly naked in front of the whole crew. But it was all in function of the film, I understood that later, and I will thank him forever."
    • Goofs
      Piero Mansani is 13 years old when he's filmed into an amusement arcade. It can be seen the pinball "Creature from the black lagoon" which was officially released in 1992, but the story is set in 1987 since Piero was born in 1974.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Family Guy: Hard Boiled Meg (2022)

    User reviews6

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    9/10
    I am Italian and had to rewind many times to keep up with Eduardo...
    Yes, a real one that lives in Italia and can speak Italian.

    Talks a mile a minute but man, Edoardo packs a lot of intelligence into a sentence.

    Mind boggling at one point. How that man's mind must race at light speed. And surprisingly, his mouth can keep up. Why he is so skinny.

    A lot of layers to this movie especially if you are Italian. The poverty he was born into, super intelligent but in the end works at a refinery. Some hope in the end with IT. A lot of nuance if you are Italian and know the history, social stratas, social commentary of the times (and troubles).

    A youth way too intelligent for his age trying to find the answer to the age old questions of who am I? Why am I here? And if so, what should I be doing? And well read to say the least in that pursuit.

    He fell into his lot in life not by choice but by society and poverty.

    Yet a happy guy and OH SO FUNNY in Italian. Real wit. There were too many scenes to talk about like that. The English captions in Netflix not bad, but you know, English is NOT a Romance language still, from reviews here his humour and wit came thru nonetheless.

    Watched it on a lark (prefer English movies, TV) but not disappointed. Quite the opposite. A real gem of a movie from Italia.
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      • September 12, 1997 (Italy)
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      • Italian
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      • Capalbio, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
    • Production company
      • Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes
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