Luca Bizzarri Movies
- 2008
Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's internationally popular cartoon characters Asterix and Obelix take on the world of athletics in this live-action comedy-adventure. It's 50 B.C., and short but wily Asterix (Clovis Cornillac) and his rotund sidekick Obelix (Gerard Depardieu) hit the road for Rome, where they hope to compete in the Olympic Games. Obelix figures he's a sure bet for a weight-lifting medal until he learns his special strength elixir is against the rules, and Asterix is soon distracted by the behind-the-scenes chicanery. Princess Irina (Vanessa Hessler), a beautiful member of the Greek royal family, is being wooed by well-meaning Lovesix (Stephane Rousseau), who is using love poems stolen from Obelix to win her heart, and untrustworthy Brutus (Benoit Poelvoorde), whose father is the Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Alain Delon). Brutus is eager to take over the throne from his father, and keeps trying to kill Caesar off to speed up the process. Asterix Aux Jeux Olympiques (aka Asterix At The Olympic Games) also features cameo appearances from a number of European sports stars, including Zinedine Zidane, Michael Schumacher and Tony Parker. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Clovis Cornillac, Gérard Depardieu, (more)
- 1999
- NR
In this comedy of errors from Italy, Stefano (Luca Bizzarri) is a 30-year-old businessman with a wife, a child, and a lot of second thoughts about the direction that his life has taken. One day, Stefano discovers that his bank has made an error in his favor, and 6 billion lire have ended up in his bank account. Suddenly wealthy, Stefano uses the money to keep his wife Lisa (Luciana Littizzetto) happy with a variety of expensive gifts; he tells her that he's being sent away on business, when he's actually headed to Bologna, where he grew up, and where he now enjoys nostalgic reveries reliving the pleasures of his youth. Stefano also finds some romance on the side with Bolognese beauty Antonia (Maddalena Maggi), who believes Stefano's story that he's an immigrant from Albania. However, Antonia pressures Stefano into getting married, and he finds it's a full time job keeping both Lisa and Antonia happy while making sure they don't know of the other's existence. Director Lucio Pellegrini, screenwriter Fabio Bonifacci, and much of the cast of E Allora Mambo first gained popularity in Italy for their work on the popular television comedy series Ciro. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, (more)
