Noi e la Giulia

The Cinema Italia UK is increasing, screening by screening, its audience, the reason of this success is because the members of the staff, compound for people that have been working years on the fields of: cinema, entertainment and communications, know very well how and what movie select.

Cinema Italia UK is definitely became a “must” for all those that belong to the Italian community here in London, thanks mostly to the careful choice that its staff is used to do during the selection of the movies.

Introduce an high level of Italian films means to give a great support for the promotion of the Italian culture to abroad, and this is truly a noble porpoise because not always, the Italian people, know how sell a good image of themselves, anyway the Cinema Italia UK support them in this arduous task.

On Sunday 29 of November at the cinema Genesis has been screened the last film chosen for us, its title was “Noi e la Giulia” and has been a funny comedy about the stereotypes of our country.

Directed, scripted and interpreted by the young and brilliant director and actor Edoardo Leo, his last work has received a several of acknowledgements by the critics because not only well done but also because very well interpreted; it is worth mentioning the others actor that took part in this movie: Luca Argentero, Stefano Fresi and Claudio Amendola.

The film tells the story of three men, each of them with a failed professional career, and how they will finish for work together for carrying on theirs project: open an Farmhouse.

Diego, interpreted by Luca Argentero, is a car seller that after the death of his father decides to leave Torino for another unknown destination, Claudio (Stefano Fresi) has just done fail an alimentary market that was belonged to his family and he is near to divorce with his wife; instead Fausto (Edoardo Leo) is a TV seller of Rome, full of debits and near to be dismissed, he wants to change his life and start another kind of business.

These three men will meet at the moment to buy an old but suggestive country house in Campania, South of Italy. Then, they decide to join their efforts and start the project of open a Farmhouse together.

While they are beginning the refurbishment, reaches them also Sergio, one of the many creditors of Fausto, that understanding the potentiality of this country house decides to invest his, work, time and money for join to them in this ambitious project.

But in our country we have a lot of problems and one of these is the plague of the criminal organisations that affected a great part of the regions of south of Italy. A local boss, called Vito, reaches their Farmhouse for asking them the payment of a fee, but the fortitude of Sergio convince the others men to do not accept this kind of illegal payment and try to fight.

Although afraid to face Vito, interpreted by Carlo Buccirosso, these four men will be able to sequester him and to bury his Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300, underground.

They know how is difficult their situation because will be obligated to face this local criminal organisation and in the same time manage the holiday-house that, day by day, is becoming always more famous.

In fact when they Buried the Vito’s car (Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300) they forgot to take off the key and turn off the engine, so the radio is left turned on and from underground continues to issue music, so this mysterious music by underground generates the legend about Giulia’s ghost.

Therefore these four and disorganised men will have to resolve their complicated situation among: the camorra that wants the payment of a fee and manage the holiday-house and its incredible legend.

However, during the movie these brave and a bit crazy mates will receive the help by Elisa, former employer at the Claudio’s alimentary market, by Abu farmer from Ghana and the same kidnaped Vito that finally will decide to give an help to them.

This series of unfortunate, strange but funny events, will hold busy our protagonists for whole movie, rendering the vision always and in every moments attractive and interesting. Tommaso Vicarelli