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Mambo Italiano

  • Director: Émile Gaudreault
  • AMG Rating: starstar
  • Genre: Comedy Drama
  • Movie Type: Domestic Comedy, Gay & Lesbian Films
  • Themes: Mothers and Sons, Fathers and Sons, Twentysomething Life
  • Main Cast: Sophie Lorain, Pierrette Robitaille, Lou Vani, Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino, Mary Walsh, Claudia Ferri, Peter Miller, Tim Post
  • Release Year: 2003
  • Country: CA
  • Run Time: 88 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

Old World values collide with modern-day questions of sexual orientation in this ethnic comedy. Mambo Italiano tells the story of Angelo, a neurotic twentysomething preoccupied with the usual post-adolescent concerns: his job, his creative aspirations as a writer, and his longing to get out of his parents' house. He finally decides to take the plunge on his last goal, a decision that makes parents Gino (Paul Sorvino) and Maria (Ginette Reno) none too happy; they're not about to let one of their offspring leave the house without getting married. What they don't know is that Angelo is gay, a secret he's been keeping from everyone but his understanding older sister Anna (Claudia Ferri). A greater shock yet to the family is that Angelo is moving in with longtime crush Nino (Peter Miller), a local policeman whose sexuality is at odds with his macho profession. As the two lovebirds struggle to make sense of their relationship, both of their families chime in with opinions both helpful and not-so-helpful as they struggle to come to terms with their sons' new lives. Shot and set in Montreal, Mambo Italiano premiered stateside at the 2003 New York Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Cast

  • Luke Kirby - Angelo Barberini
  • Ginette Reno - Maria Barberini
  • Paul Sorvino - Gino Barberini
  • Mary Walsh - Lina Paventi
  • Claudia Ferri - Anna Barberini
  • Peter Miller - Nino Paventi
  • Tim Post - Peter
Richard Jutras - Roberto; Sophie Lorain - Pina Lunetti; Diane Lavallee - Melanie; Pierrette Robitaille - Rosetta; Dino Tavarone - Giorgio; Shaun Balbar - Raymond; James Berlingieri - Fabio; Lou Vani

Credit

Lucie Robitaille - Casting, Francesca Chamberland - Costume Designer, Josee Drolet - First Assistant Director, Émile Gaudreault - Director, Richard Comeau - Editor, Steve Galluccio - Composer (Music Score), FM Le Sieur - Composer (Music Score), Adam James Broughton - Songwriter, Jeanne Dompierre - Songwriter, Patricia Christie - Production Designer, Serge Ladouceur - Cinematographer, Daniel Louis - Producer, Denise Robert - Producer, Marie-Claude Gagne - Sound/Sound Designer, Claude La Haye - Sound/Sound Designer, Gavin Fernandes - Sound/Sound Designer, Émile Gaudreault - Screenwriter, Steve Galluccio - Screenwriter, Steve Galluccio - Play Author

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Mambo Italiano

Film poster for Mambo Italiano
Directed by Émile Gaudreault
Written by Steve Galluccio
Émile Gaudreault
Starring Luke Kirby
Claudia Ferri
Peter Miller
Paul Sorvino
Ginette Reno
Release date(s) 2003
Country Canada
Language English

Mambo Italiano is a 2003 comedy-drama/indie film, set in Montreal, Québec, Canada, and directed by Émile Gaudreault. The screenplay was written by Gaudreault and Steve Galluccio, based on Galluccio's theatrical play by the same name. The play/film is based on Galluccio's own life and experiences.

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Plot

Angelo Barberini (Luke Kirby) is the oddball son of Italian immigrants Gino (Paul Sorvino) and Maria (Ginette Reno), who inadvertently ended up in Canada rather than the States. Angelo shocks his parents - and his sister, Anna (Claudia Ferri) - by moving out on his own without getting married, and, shortly after that, shocks them further still when he reveals that he's gay. But his boyfriend (and childhood best friend), policeman Nino Paventi (Peter Miller), isn't as ready to come out of the closet - especially not to his busybody Sicilian mother, Lina (Mary Walsh).

Follow-up

Galluccio went on to create the television sitcom Ciao Bella, which explored similar themes of culture clash that are examined in this film and the play it was based upon. Claudia Ferri, who played Angelo's sister Anna in Mambo Italiano, played the lead role in Ciao Bella.

Cast

  • Luke Kirby as Angelo Barberini
  • Claudia Ferri as Anna Barberini
  • Peter Miller as Nino Paventi
  • Paul Sorvino as Gino Barberini
  • Ginette Reno as Maria Barberini
  • Mary Walsh as Lina Paventi
  • Sophie Lorain as Pina Lunetti
  • Tim Post as Peter
  • Tara Nicodemo as Yolanda/Woman in Airplane/Jolene
  • Pierrette Robitaille as Rosetta
  • Dino Tavarone as Giorgio
  • Mark Camacho as Johnny Christofaro
  • Michel Perron as Father Carmignani
  • Lou Vani as Marco
  • Diane Lavallée as Mélanie

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