The Friends at the Margherita Café poster

The Friends at the Margherita Café | Gli amici del bar Margherita

Description: Bologna, 1954. Taddeo, a young man of 18 whom everyone calls Kid, dreams of becoming one of the regulars of the mythical Margherita Café, located under the portico across from his family's home. Through a ploy, he manages to get work as the chauffeur for Al, the neighborhood's most glamorous and mysterious resident. Having been taken under Al's wing, Taddeo gets to witness the adventures of Bep, who is in love with Marcella the entraineuse; the trials and tribulations of Gian, an aspiring singer and the victim of a horrible practical joke; the crazy behavior of Manuelo, a small-time robber with a sex phobia; the meanness of Zanchi, inventor of the elastic necktie; and the bizarre manias of Sarti, a ballroom dancing champion who wears his tux day and night. And Taddeo's home life is no less out of the ordinary, considering his mother is being led on by the family physician while his grandfather has fallen head over heels for a well-built piano teacher.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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Budget: $0 | Revenue : $3,006,000

Runtime: 90 minutes

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Diego Abatantuono

Played Al

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Pierpaolo Zizzi

Played Taddeo

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Neri Marcorè

Played Bep

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Laura Chiatti

Played Marcella

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Fabio De Luigi

Played Gian

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Luigi Lo Cascio

Played Manuelo

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Claudio Botosso

Played Zanchi

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Gianni Ippoliti

Played Sarti

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Luisa Ranieri

Played Ninni

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Gisella Marengo

Played Natalia

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Katia Ricciarelli

Played Mamma di Taddeo

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Gianni Cavina

Played Carlo

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Niki Giustini

Played Pus

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Bob Messini

Played Mentos

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Maria Pia Timo

Played Beatrice

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Alfiero Toppetti

Played Walter

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Gianni Fantoni

Played Padre di Gian

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Kristina Cepraga

Played La donna con gli occhiali

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Francesca De Martini

Played

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Antonella Bavaro

Played

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