Arrangiarsi: Pizza... and the Art of Living

Feb 3, 2017

1h 31m

★ 0.0

Overview

When the director's life falls apart, he moves into a 1985 VW van, gets back to his Neapolitan roots, and discovers arrangiarsi, making something from nothing.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Solare Films

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Cast

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Matteo Troncone

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Pino Aprile

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Peppe Martinelli

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Silvia Montieri

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Giuseppe Starita

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Massimo Di Porzio

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Antonio Starita

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Luca Rosini

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Luigi de Magistris

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Angelo Picone

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Silvio Berlusconi

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