SKETCH COMEDY

kitchen break

The Mancinis are a typical middleclass Milanese family, most of the story taking place in the kitchen of their apartment. The lead characters of this domestic comedy are: Papà Franco, the owner of a car hire company, as arrogant and attached to money as he is to his family; Mamma Silvana, a sweet, dreamy high school teacher; their two children, Marco and Alessia, respectively incompetent medical student and high school student. Regular visitors to their kitchen are Franco’s brother, who is always involved in a shady deal or two; Silvana’s sister and her improbable boyfriends; a charming next-door neighbour who is a steward; the lonely and frustrated administrator; the highly intelligent immigrant, who lives in the apartment below; and many others. What do they have in common? They will bring their problems to the Mancini home, and Franco will do his worst to solve them in his favour.

  • Year: 2005
  • Format: 200×5’
  • Genre: comedy
  • Produced by: Cross Productions

CAST

Flavio Insinna
Franco Mancini
Marina Massironi
Silvana Mancini

CREW

Producer:
Magnolia and Pequod

Director:
Fabio Bertini

Written by:
Franco Bertini, Andrea Blarzino, Paolo Cananzi, Denny Cecchini, Claudio Fois, Fabrizio Gasparetto, Magda Geronimo, Andrea Lolli, Paola Mammini, Max Orfei and Carola Silvestrelli

DOP:
Daniele Poli

Editing:
Francesco Paglia and Maria Chiara Verrigni

Set designer:
Arcangela Di Lorenzo

Costume design:
Daniela Ciancio

Music:
Marco Manusso