Hardboiled Egg

Original title: Ovosodo

19971997
1h 40min

Ovosodo (1997)

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.

Director
- Paolo Virzì
Writers
- Francesco Bruni(story)
- Paolo Virzì(story)
- Furio Scarpelli(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 8 wins & 14 nominations

Marco Cocci and Edoardo Gabbriellini in Ovosodo (1997)

Claudia Pandolfi in Ovosodo (1997)

Edoardo Gabbriellini and Regina Orioli in Ovosodo (1997)

Ovosodo (1997)

Ovosodo (1997)

Ovosodo (1997)

Director
- Paolo Virzì
Writers
- Francesco Bruni(story) (screenplay)
- Paolo Virzì(story) (screenplay)
- Furio Scarpelli(screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Tutta la vita davanti

6.9

Tutta la vita davanti

The First Beautiful Thing

7.1

The First Beautiful Thing

Caterina in the Big City

6.8

Caterina in the Big City

Every Blessed Day

6.7

Every Blessed Day

Ferie d'agosto

6.8

Human Capital

7.3

My Name Is Tanino

6.4

My Name Is Tanino

7.0

The Last Kiss

6.9

Mio fratello è figlio unico

7.0

Mio fratello è figlio unico

One Hundred Steps

7.6

One Hundred Steps

Like Crazy

7.2

Story of young and shy Piero growing up in a popular area of Livorno (Leghorn) that has the same name as Piero's nickname ("Ovosodo" - "Boiled egg") from his childhood until marriage and coming of age. Mostly a story about all the people that changed his life: Giovanna, the teacher that pushes him to study, his best friend Tommaso, his great love Lisa who will definitively sail away. It's also a story about all the disillusions and compromises in finding one's place in life. —Alessio F. Bragadini <alessio@dsnet.it>

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Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Parents guide

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. If, on the other hand, one expects strange things to satisfy the libido, then it is clear that things change."

Connections
References Amarcord (1973)

Top review

9/10

a deep, true bitter-sweet story who touches everyone...

This is one of my favourite movies all the time.It's funny but sad, it's sweet but satiric...talks about family, young people, loneliness and friendship, it's got hope for the future, though it's hopeless...I give it 10/10, definitely.

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4

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Jul 24, 1999

Release date
- September 12, 1997 (Italy)
Country of origin
- Italy
Language
- Italian
Also known as
- Яйца вкрутую
Filming locations
- Capalbio, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
Production company
- Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
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Runtime
- 1h 40min
Color
- Color

‘The Leisure Seeker’: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Paolo Virzì’s Drama Starring Helen Mirren

‘The Leisure Seeker’: Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Paolo Virzì’s Drama Starring Helen Mirren

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