Adriano Celentano certainly proves that he can play more than the loudmouth, selfimportant characters that would become the staple of his career. A running gag involves Sybil Danning as a drunk socialite who has the hots for Pippolo, but he only has eyes for Rosita Flores (Claudia Mori), an Italian folk singer whom he met on the way to America.Īfter a string of silly situations in the first half of the film, the comedy makes way for more serious themes and plot twists when Pippolo gets into a life of crime and starts to learn more about his father. Still our hero has to sleep in the park after failing at all sorts of odd jobs like shoe shine boy, waiter, paperboy and coroner. Numerous Italian folk songs also help to transport us to Little Italy of a century ago.
The film boasts impressive production values including authentic looking costumes and locations. You would think the second half is a nod to 'The Godfather Part Two', if this one had not come out a year earlier. Years later, all grown up and in colour, Pippolo Cavallo (Adriano Celentano) takes the same route (dressed as a woman) to search for his father and begin a new life (not to mention avoid the draft). Rosita Celentano è la prima figlia di Adriano e Claudia Mori: leggi la sua biografia, scopri in quali film ha recitato e alcune curiosità sulla vita privata. It even starts in black and white with a small boy watching his father board a ship to America.
The first half of 'L'Emigrante' seems to be a homage to Chaplin's 'The Immigrant'.
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