Carlotta Natoli Movies
- 2002
Italian writer and actor Francesco Apolloni makes his directorial debut with Let's Have the Truth About Love, an adaptation of his own stage play. The talky comedy involves the interwoven romantic lives of several young adults. Monica (Carlotta Natoli) likes her co-worker Lorenzo (Apolloni), but he likes the Dutch model Olga (Barbara Snellenburg), who is sleeping with photographer Luca (Alberto Molinari). Olga shares a flat with musician Michaelanglo (Pierfrancesco Faviano) and his girlfriend Betta (Elda Alvigini), who's friend Giulia (Veronica Logan) is having problems with her sexually experimental boyfriend Gabriele (Giacinto Palmarini). Meanwhile, bachelor Angelo (Yari Guglicci ) is left in the middle of things. The conclusion finds everyone sharing a Valentine's day dinner, revealing their secrets, and swapping romantic partners. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Elda Alvigini, Francesco Apolloni, (more)
- 1995
In this Italian drama, set during the summer of 1966 when soccer great Bobby Charlton lead England's victorious team, a divorced man goes off the deep-end and kidnaps his children. He is known only as Father. He is a teacher in the South of Italy; his ex-wife is northern Italian. He cannot bear being separated from his two sons Enrico and Francesco so he kidnaps them from his wife's parents home in Austria. He then travels south in a VW bug. As the journey progresses, flashbacks of happy family scenes are shown. Included are home movies. The story also jumps into future and chronicles the reactions of the adult boys to their summer adventure. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1994
This autobiographical Italian comedy paints an honest, yet ironic portrait of the film's creator and star, Piero Natoli. It also provides an insider's critical look at the Italian film industry. Mercurio, a professional filmmaker, is no stranger to hard times. The gentle man's crew, including his daughter Carlotta will follow him anywhere at anytime to make a film. His newest film is all ready for release, but he needs a distributor. Unfortunately the only distributor in Italy is too busy to see it. At the distributor's assistant's suggestion Mario must show the film at Cannes, at his own expense, where maybe his boss will see it. Unfortunately, only one person, a young French woman, Josephine, comes to his screening, and the disappointed Mercurio returns to Rome. Josephine follows. Back home, the director devises a scheme to send his film to Venice. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Piero Natoli, Joanna Chatton, (more)
- 1993
Matteo (Vincenzo Salemme) is a very devoted teacher. He spends most of his free time during the school year taking care of his invalid father, but during the summer holidays he occasionally tutors students. This year, he has two students to bring up to speed in physics: Elsa (Carlotta Natou), a confident girl of the '90s, and Giulio (Arturo Paglia), a shy, soft-spoken boy. At the end of the holidays, after many weeks of intense tutoring, Matteo treats his charges to an overnight trip to the sea. Whatever he may possess in the way of good sense should prevent him from acting on his attraction to Elsa, but he is not able to accomplish this perfectly. Giulio is also attracted to the girl, and, while they are on their jaunt together, this puts the two men in competition with each other. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vincenzo Salemme, Carlotta Natoli, (more)
- 1992
Without any uncomfortably explicit scenes, this film clearly shows the toll that a fifteen-year-old girl's incestuous relationship with her outwardly serene father takes on her. When Sabrina goes on a date with a boy, she becomes violently ill when the unwary lad tries to kiss her. Her father is such a mild-acting man that no one would imagine what he's been up to. She has dropped out of high school, and progressing away from her claustrophobic relationship with her father seems nearly impossible, until she takes a job at a clothing store and genuinely falls in love with one of her co-workers. This seems to offer her a way beyond her current circumstances, until her jealous father gets wind of it. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Asia Argento, Michele Placido, (more)
- 1980
Essentially a story about a father's relationship with his daughter, this autobiographical film is an interesting second offering from director Piero Natoli. Eight-year-old Carlotta (Carlotta Natoli) has been living with her mother during her parents' separation, but when she spends a summer with her father, his comfort level is put into immediate jeopardy. After a few days of attempting to fight the situation, he buys a camper and the two travel to the seashore. As they begin to reconnect, they pick up an attractive young hitchhiker (Luisa Maneri) who takes an immediate interest in Carlotta's father. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carlotta Natoli, Piero Natoli, (more)
