Hot Potato (1979 film)

Hot Potato
Directed by Steno
Produced by Achille Manzotti
Written by Steno
Giorgio Arlorio
Enrico Vanzina
Starring Renato Pozzetto
Music by Totò Savio
Cinematography Giorgio Arlorio
Release dates
 16 November 1979
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

Hot Potato (Italian: La patata bollente) is a 1979 Commedia all'italiana film directed by Steno. The film discusses a range of issues such as homophobia in the political left, Anni di piombo violence, working class culture, and the sustainability of Eurocommunism.[1]

Plot

Bernardo Mambelli alias "Gandhi" (Renato Pozzetto) is a PCI militant and pugilist working at a Milanese paint factory. One night, he sees a bunch of neo-Nazis beating a frail young man (Massimo Ranieri). He saves the man and brings him to his house to learn that he is Claudio, a homosexual. With nowhere to go, Claudio starts staying at Bernardo's house but a series of typical misunderstandings lead his comrades as well as his girlfriend Maria (Edwige Fenech) to believing that he has "turned gay". Bernardo is now seen as a potential lost cause and the ongoings soon reveal a "hot potato" situation for him.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ Una commedia intelligente sul tema omosessuale, Gordiano Lupi, MyMovies.it

External links

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