Titled from De Crescenzo’s highly successful novel, a best-seller in the 1980s. In the Neapolitan apartment building where retired professor-philosopher Gennaro Bellavista lives, populated by bizarre and colorful characters, with irony and tenderness he mocks the ills by which Naples is perpetually afflicted.

1985 Silver Ribbon Winner (Best New Director) Luciano De Crescenzo

1985 Silver Ribbon Winner (Best Supporting Actress) Marina Confalone

1985 David di Donatello Winner (Best Debut Director) Luciano De Crescenzo

1985 David di Donatello Winner (Best Supporting Actress) Marina Confalone