Borotalco

Here's a film that knows its protagonist is a loser. Sergio, a timid music-contract salesman in Rome, is so hapless that he enlists Nadia, a colleague, for assistance. It's a safe bet their professional relationship doesn't stay that way, for better or worse.

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Carlo Verdone directed Borotalco in 1982. See Carlo Verdone's full filmography, where to start with Carlo Verdone, or where to go after you've seen everything by Carlo Verdone.

Borotalco was released in 1982 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.