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AGENTE MATRIMONIALE

Italy – 2006 – 92’
REGIA Christian Bisceglia

Giovanni, a Sicilian man in his 30s, who has moved to Milan, is forced to go back to his hometown when he loses his job. There he meets an old university friend, Filippo, who is an expert in making ends meet. Filippo offers Giovanni a position as partner in his business, “Non+Soli”, an agency ready to do anything, including lying to make its clients’ dreams of love come true.

CAST: Nicola Savino, Corrado Fortuna, Elena Bouryka

MADAME IRMA

France – 2006 – 97’
REGIA Didier Bourdon, Yves Fajnberg

Francis, whois in hisforties, manages the French subsidiary of an American high-tech company. But the shareholderssuddenly decide to closeit.Depressed by the idea of beingunemployed and the prospect of losinghissecondwife, Francis decides to consult a fortune-teller. The experienceis a realeye-opener for him and the start of a new career: He pretends to be a fortune tellerhimself and turnsinto Madame Irma. How to explainthat to hiswife Clotilde?

CAST: Didier Bourdon, Pascal Légitimus, Catherine Mouchet

UN AMORE SU MISURA

Italy – 2006 – 94’
REGIA Renato Pozzetto

Engineer CorradoOlmi is alone. He still cannot manage to find a reasonable explanation for his wife’s decision to separate after fifteen years of marriage. He now spends his evenings at the restaurant of Eminio and Giudy, a gay couple, friends of long-standing, who always reserve him the same table. For some time now a distinguished German gentleman has been a frequent client of the restaurant, and he has been watching Corrado’sbehaviour. Finally, one evening Schwarzkopf sits down next to the Engineer and tells him the reason why he is there: he has been commissioned by Yono-Cho, a well-known Japanese multinational company, to find a suitable man to take part in a pilot experiment that might change the existence of many people, and that might solve the problem of loneliness…

CAST: Renato Pozzetto, Cochi Ponzoni, Anna Galiena, Camilla Sjoberg, Renato Scarpa, Fabrizio Kofler, Anna Stante

JUST SEX AND NOTHING ELSE

Hungary - 2005 – 97’
REGIA Krisztina Goda

An attractive, career savvy, thirty-something decide safter some consideration that she’d like to have children… right now. Disillusioned by the state of affairs in the dating scene, she figures that what she really needs to reach her goal is sex, and nothing else.

CAST: Judit Schell, Kata Dobó, Sándor Csányi

STRANGER THAN KINDNESS

UK – 2005 - 71’
REGIA Ian Cottage

Estonia. Fifteen year old Axel borrows his father’s BMW and sells alcohol to a group of English kids new in Tallinn on an exchange visit. His best mate, Tanel, is in for the ride but has to get rid of a French kid, nicknamed ‘Pretty boy’. An English boy, ‘Onion’, has fallen for an Estonian beauty but how to seduce her? Meanwhile on the edge of the city, Jenny and her friends get hopelessly lost in a wood and accept a lift from a stranger.

CAST: Simon Rutter, Toomas Pruunsild, Tanel Tommingas, Rebecca Hayman, Jemma Turnball, Kate Heal

JEUNE HOMME

Austria - 2006 – 98’
REGIA Christoph Schaub

The day of his eighteen birthday,Sebastien announce that he is leaving for Geneva to improve his French, work and do household chores and to look after the children of his new foster family.His father is very angry and his mother very upset. Only his sister finds her brother “too Cool”. But eventually,Sebastien, very shy by nature, he’d love to just chuck it all in,if it were not for the baby who adores him,the beautiful Elodie and especially the neighbor who asks him for the certain services.He will also discover his quality as a lover. He now knows what he wants.

CAST: Matthias Schoch, Alexandra Vandernoot, Didier Flamand

GUARDO IL MONDO DA UN OBLÒ

Italy – 2006 – 102’
REGIA Stefano Calvagna

Mike dumped by his girlfriend Valentina and in continuous conflict with the parents for having interrupted his studies, he decided to devote himself full time to the laundromat that manages, isolating themselves from the problems of his life outside of work.
Mike spends the whole day by welcoming clients of all types and backgrounds and he gives them the right advices. After meeting Laura, a girl complexed and hypochondriac,he will find with her the strength to go back to living a normal life.

CAST: Luca Seta, Serena Fragetti, Gianluca Gunnella

GREEN HEARTS

Denmark – 2006 – 92’
REGIA Preben Lorentzen

In the centre of the life and vibrancy of Copenhagen, Epo, Dingo and Grandpawork as bike messengers. Though in their thirties, the three cling onto their jackass lifestyles in the attempt to avoid adult commitment and boring sex lives. But love, reality, and responsibilities are getting real close. Will they succeed in their flee from adult life? And in the end, is that really what they want?

CAST: Maria Allingham, Laura Bach, Gry Bay

MON MEILLEUR AMI - FUORI CONCORSO

France – 2006- 94’
REGIA Patrice Leconte

Catherine, refuses to believe that her business partner, the unlikeable François, has a best friend, so she challenges him to set up an introduction. Scrambling to find someone willing to pose as his best pal, François enlists the services of a charming taxi driver to play the part.

CAST: Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Julie Gayet
20 April 2022

THE 19TH EDITION OF THE MONTE-CARLO FILM FESTIVAL DE LA COMEDIE FINALLY KICKS OFF

The 19th edition of the Monte Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie finally kicks off. The event, designed and directed by Ezio Greggio, will take place from the 25th to the 30th of April in the Principality of Monaco. For this edition, the Monte Carlo Film Festival, one of the most important Film Festival dedicated […]

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5 April 2022

AN INTERNATIONAL JURY THIS YEAR FOR THE 19th EDITION OF THE MONTECARLO FILM FESTIVAL DE LA COMEDIE

  The prestigious film festival conceived and directed by Ezio Greggio The President of Jury is two-time Oscar-Winning Director PAUL HAGGIS with TOM LEEB, CLARA PONSOT and PIERPAOLO SPOLLON MONTE-CARLO, PRINCIPATO DI MONACO, DAL 25 AL 30 APRILE 2022 An international jury made up of prominent personalities from cinema, TV and music this year for […]

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23 March 2022

THE OSCAR-WINNING SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR PAUL HAGGIS CHAIRS THE JURY OF THE 19th MONTE CARLO FILM FESTIVAL DE LA COMÉDIE

The acclaimed director, screenwriter and movie producer, two-time Oscar winner, Paul Haggis has been appointed as President of the Jury of the 19th Montecarlo Film Festival de la Comédie, taking place from the 25th to the 30th of April in the Principality of Monaco. As for this year as well, the Grimaldi Forum of the […]

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6 June 2021

THE SPANISH FILM THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS (SENTIMENTAL) WINS THE FESTIVAL DE LA COMÉDIE IN MONTECARLO

THE 18th EDITION OF THE KERMESSE DIRECTED BY EZIO GREGGIO CONCLUDES SUCCESSFULLY PRINCIPALITY OF MONACO, 31 MAY – 5 JUNE 2021 Grand finale of the 18th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comédie, the event conceived and headed by Ezio Greggio, scheduled from 31 May to 5 June 2021 in the Principality of Monaco. Here comes […]

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