A Paradise Without Billiards

Jan 25, 1991

1h 53m

★ 6.0

Overview

An Italian man emigrates to Sweden after getting tempted by the picture painted by his friend's letters but finds the reality quite different.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Filmlance International

Italian International Film

Paradise Production

Svenska Filminstitutet

FilmTeknik

SVT

Sandrews

Nordisk Film Denmark

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Cast

Giuseppe

Paolo Migone

Franco

Gianluca Favilla

Il Milanese

Giacomo Poretti

Maremanian

Giuseppe Nesi

The Genovesian

Renzo Spinetti

group leader

Carlo Felicetti

administrator

Björn Granath

secretary

Carin Ödquist

Eva

Görel Crona

Lena

Carina Lidbom

The Dane

Thomas Kim Hoder

Chief of Police

Michael Segerström

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