Christmas Rematch

2004 Italian film
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
99 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

La rivincita di Natale, internationally released as Christmas Rematch, is a 2004 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Pupi Avati. It is the sequel of the 1986 film Christmas Present.[1][2]

Plot

In Bologna, Franco, Lele, Stefano and Ugo, once old friends once, reunite for the Christmas holidays. Franco, who was defeated 18 years before, is now a great industrialist and film producer, and he is going to have the rematch of a poker game played many years ago. Initially, Franco loses many euros, but after a while, he starts winning. At the end of the game his friends leave defeated, and Franco realizes he is left alone because of a game because now he has lost the esteem of his dear comrades.

Cast

  • Diego Abatantuono: Franco Mattioli
  • Gianni Cavina: Ugo Cavara
  • Alessandro Haber: Gabriele Bagnoli
  • Carlo Delle Piane: avvocato Santelia
  • George Eastman: Stefano Bertoni
  • Petra Khruz: Elisa Delai
  • Osvaldo Ruggieri: Renato Delai
  • Eliana Miglio: Mariarosa Boscovich

References

  1. ^ Simone Isola. Pupi Avati: il nascondiglio dei generi. Sovera Edizioni, 2007.
  2. ^ "Avati torna al tavolo verde". La Repubblica. 29 January 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

External links

  • Christmas Rematch at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata


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