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Avanti (DVD, 2004)
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This is not necessarily the most well-known Jack Lemmon film but it is quintessentially Billy Wilder and Jack Lemmon,with the delightful addition of charming Juliet Mills and the romance of Italy thrown in.
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A stuffy American tycoon goes to Italy to collect the body of his father but there he discovers that his father had a mistress and that she died in the same crash which killed him...Product Identifiers
EAN5050070020793
eBay Product ID (ePID)30591725
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleAvanti
ActorGianfranco Barra, Clive Revill, Juliet Mills, Edward Andrews, Jack Lemmon
DirectorBilly Wilder
FormatDVD
Release Year2004
LanguageEnglish
Run Time141 Mins
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Additional InformationJack Lemmon stars as Walter Armbruster in Wilder's leisurely romantic comedy set on the idyllic Mediterranean. When his father dies in a car crash on the isle of Ischia, the corporate executive is quickly on a plane. Once there, he learns from Pamela Piggott (Juliet Mills), a young Brit, that her mother, who was his father's mistress, was also killed. To make matter worse, bureaucratic rules prevent the release of the bodies for a few days. Not long after, both bodies are stolen from the morgue, and thieves are revealed to be an eccentric family of Italian vintners, who hold the corpses hostage until they are paid for the damage caused to their vineyard by the car crash. After reluctantly paying up, the irritable Walter returns to the hotel, where he even more reluctantly joins the free-spirited Pamela for a night of skinny-dipping. When a porter who attempts to blackmail the naked couple and is shot by his angry, very pregnant girlfriend, the hotel manager Carlucci (Clive Revill) is forced to put Walter and Pamela into the same room, while the murder investigation proceeds. Neither of them regrets his decision. A relaxed, sardonic comedy, juxtaposing the uptight American with the laid back European, it makes many of the same points about the excesses of American life as his earlier films in a far more mellow style.
Movie/TV TitleAvanti
ScreenwriterI.A.L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
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- 16 Apr, 2020
From one Hopeless Romantics to all others enjoy.
This film is a classic Jack Lemmon is at his phrenetic finger snapping finest whilst Juliet Mills is absolutely sublime she shows calm level headed restraint, all the other actors and actresses make this film memorable, Clive Revill as the Hotel manager is superb the Maid and the Valet as a side story are wonderful and add another light hearted comedy aspect to the plot, and before Del boy and Rodney were even thought of the Trotter family of Ischia were wheeling and dealing their way across the screen, this is a subtle comedy not brash and in your face it is gentle and thought provoking, I had sympathy for all of the characters and the cinematography was fantastic, it inspired a little fantasy in a deep recess of my mind - wouldn't it be lovely to go on holiday once a year to a beautiful idyllic place and fall in love with a perfect stranger and without malice to friends, family or loved ones keep attending this tryst because your heart wants to. This movie is thoroughly recommended from this hopeless romantic to all you budding hopeless romantic's enjoy - I do often.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Feb, 2020
A wonderfully entertaining ride through Italian culture
Wonderful performances by the two stars and also the famous Italian actors involved in this film. Anyone who has lived in Italy will easily relate to Jack Lemmons frustration with the incredible beaurocracy of Italy in those days. Highly entertaining and engaging with beautiful Italian scenery as a bonus. A good film to watchVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Apr, 2024
A GREAT FILM
An excellent comedy. Well paced the laughs came easily and often. I enjoyed the scene on the aircraft at the beginning and the scenes at the hotel, mortuary and vineyard were just as funny. I wish Juliet Mills had made more comedy films.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Jul, 2021
Fall in love with Italy
Good DVD no issues. Film is gentle and winding by today’s fast paced standards and shows the typical us and Italian stereotypes but they are sonorous having lived in Italy 40;years ago and worked for a US/Italian company. I bet not much has really changedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Jun, 2022
Amusing and so typically Italian as well,
The film I had seen already originally and then I recorded it onto VHS tape many years ago, it was so amusing and a good feel film, I love it so now I can watch it on the DVD I've just purchased whenever I feel like a pick me up after a hard 'people' day !Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Jan, 2021
Avanti
Haven’t watched yet, but I love Jack Lemmon and read other reviews, so I know I shall enjoy it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Mar, 2022
Nice gentle 'old' love story.
Nice gentle 'old' love story, set on a pretty island....politically incorrect in places, by modern standards.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Feb, 2017
Great film. DVD sealed and new, a lovely fun romance set in sunny climes feelgood film!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Mar, 2017
Enduring, and endearing
Good acting by both main characters, let down by by poor casting of almost everyone else. Lemmon at nearly his best.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Jan, 2021
Great romantic comedy.
Jack lemon is on great form in this film and the Italian back drop is stunning.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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