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Uno strano tipo
ITALY · 1963

Uno strano tipo

Lucio Fulci
impersonation class conflict rock and roll culture mistaken identity romance across social divides
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Synopsis

Peppino, a slow-witted local villager of the Italian resort town of Amalfi, is bribed to impersonate famed rock and roll star Adriano Celentano for autographs and personal appearances. While Celentano tries to romance Emanuela Mazzolani, the daughter of a well-to-do resident who dissaproves of the union between his daughter and the man he thinks of as a "punk", Peppino, unaware of the true nature

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