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Lamerica is a 1994 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. It entered the competition at the 51st Venice International Film Festival, in which Amelio won the Golden Osella for Best Director. [1] . The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [2]
Lamerica is a comedy film about two Italian racketeers who go to Albania to embezzle money after the fall of communism. They recruit a former political prisoner who turns out to be a Sicilian and a World War II deserter.
Oct 4, 1995 · Two Italians try to scam Albania after the fall of communism, but their plan backfires. Lamerica is a 1994 film by Gianni Amelio, starring Enrico Lo Verso and Michele Placido.
Lamerica is a 2000 Italian comedy about two con artists who try to scam Albanians after the fall of communism. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise its humor and satire but criticize its tone and pacing.
The fall of communism has left Albania a swarming chaos of starvation and corruption--ripe for the picking by foreign swindlers. Enrico, an Italian con man, wants to set up a dummy factory with his partner, but must head the company with an Albanian. They pick Spiro, a demented 80-year-old just...
Sep 9, 1994 · Lamerica is a movie directed by Gianni Amelio that depicts the story of an Italian conman and his apprentice who try to scam the Albanian government. The film explores the contrast between the Italian and Albanian cultures, the political and social situation of Albania after the fall of Communism, and the personal struggles of the characters.
Two Italian racketeers come to Albania just after the fall of the communists to set up a fictive firm and pocket the grants. They need a stooge. They choose an old one in a jail : Spiro. But the youngest italian, Gino, once alone with Spiro, encounter a few problems.
