Under the Chinese Restaurant
1987 Italian film
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Under the Chinese Restaurant (Italian: Sotto il ristorante cinese, also known as Trouble in Paradise[citation needed]) is a 1987 Italian fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the first and only live action film by Bozzetto.[2][page needed][3][page needed]
Directed byBruno Bozzetto[1]
Written by
- Bruno Bozzetto
- Fabio Comana[1]
CinematographyAgostino Castiglioni[1]
Edited byRoberto Frattini[1]
| Under the Chinese Restaurant | |
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Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti | |
| Directed by | Bruno Bozzetto[1] |
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| Cinematography | Agostino Castiglioni[1] |
| Edited by | Roberto Frattini[1] |
| Music by | Ugo Rossi[1] |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- Claudio Botosso as Ivan
- Amanda Sandrelli as Eva
- Claudia Lawrence as Bibi
- Bernard Blier as The Professor
- Nancy Brilli as Ursula
- Giuseppe Cederna as Giovanni
- Cinzia Monreale as The Robber
- Haruhiko Yamanouchi as The Chinese Chef
Release and reception
Sotto il ristorante cinese was released on April 16 in Milan, Turin, Genoa and Naples, Italy.[4]
Deborah Young of Variety reviewed the film at the Cannes Film Market on May 9, 1987 and found the film well filmed as a whole, while adding that the "erotic candor sometimes seems precocious for kids who'd go for such an innocent tale."[1][5]
