Hardboiled Egg

Original title: Ovosodo

1997
1h 40m

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The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.The story of Piero from childhood to fatherhood, over the background of Livorno's neighborhood Ovosodo.

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7.3/10

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Awards
- 8 wins & 14 nominations total

Trivia
Claudia Pandolfi was concerned about appearing naked in the sex scene with Edoardo Gabbriellini. Director Paolo Virzì reassured her, assuring her that she would never appear unclothed. But it was a trick: at the time of the shoot, he slipped off the towel covering her bottom, and framed her completely naked. Recalls Pandolfi: "I was straddling Edo, and Paolo had the towel removed. I felt betrayed, turned the scene around, but after the stop I started crying, and I yelled at him. He laughed. Do you understand who Virzi is? He left me mercilessly naked in front of the whole crew. Then I got over it. It was all in function of the film, I understood later, and I will thank him forever."

Goofs
Piero Mansani is 13 years old when he's filmed into an amusement arcade. It can be seen the pinball "Creature from the black lagoon" which was officially released in 1992, but the story is set in 1987 since Piero was born in 1974.

Connections
Referenced in Family Guy: Hard Boiled Meg (2022)

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9/10

a deep, true bitter-sweet story who touches everyone...

This is one of my favourite movies all the time.It's funny but sad, it's sweet but satiric...talks about family, young people, loneliness and friendship, it's got hope for the future, though it's hopeless...I give it 10/10, definitely.