Adventures Italian Style

Adventures Italian Style
Left to right: Lodo Guenzi, Matteo Gatta and Jacopo Costantini
ItalianEst - Dittatura Last Minute
Directed byAntonio Pisu
Written by
  • Maurizio Paganelli (story)
  • Andrea Riceputi (story)
  • Antonio Pisu
Starring
  • Lodo Guenzi
  • Jacopo Costantini
  • Matteo Gatta
  • Paolo Rossi Pisu
CinematographyAdrian Silisteanu
Edited byPaolo Marzoni
Music byDavide Caprelli
Production
company
Genoma Films
Distributed byGenoma Films
Release date
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Adventures Italian Style (Italian: Est - Dittatura Last Minute, lit. 'East: Last Minute Dictatorship') is a 2020 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pisu, starring Lodo Guenzi, Jacopo Costantini, Matteo Gatta, and Paolo Rossi Pisu.

The film based on the short story Addio Ceaușescu ('Goodbye Ceaușescu') by Maurizio Paganelli and Andrea Riceputi. It premiered at the Venice Nights' panel of the Giornate degli Autori section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It also won awards at the New York International Film Awards.

A sequel, Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded, was released in 2025.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Roberto Nepoti (1 March 2021). ""EST. Dittatura Last Minute", avventura on the road da Cesena a Bucarest". la Repubblica. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Tom Grater (23 July 2020). "Venice Days Unveils 2020 Line-Up: Bruce LaBruce Feature & Mati Diop, Malgorzata Szumowska Shorts". Deadline. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Est – Dittatura Last Minute". Filmitalia. Istituto Luce Cinecittà. 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2025.