Piero Natoli
Acting
Biography
Piero Natoli (1947 – 2001) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. A dedicated independent filmmaker for over twenty years (he described himself as "the only legit indie filmmaker in Italy") with little-to-no recognition, he found greater success later in life as a character actor in mainstream comedy films, especially Carlo Verdone's "Compagni di scuola" (1988), Paolo Virzì's "Ferie d'agosto" (1996), and Gabriele Muccino's "The Last Kiss" (2001).
Born: November 22, 1947
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Known For
Compagni di scuola
A group of former high school classmates meets for a reunion 15 years after graduation, only to discover that any innocence or friendship is long lost.
Boom
August Vacation
Like every August, journalist Sandro, his family and acquaintances vacation on the island of Ventotene. This time, however, they find out the house next door has been rented to a lower middle class family, whose crass nature and values soon clash with their own intellectual and progressive background.
The Last Kiss
Giulia and Carlo have been happy together for three years, but Giulia's announcement that she is pregnant sends him into a secret panic. Terrified at his imminent entry into the adult world of irreversible responsibilities, Carlo finds himself tempted by a bewitching 18-year-old girl, Francesca, whom he meets by chance at a wedding. The possibility of one last youthful crazy fling before the impending prison of parenthood proves to be too attractive to resist.
The Last New Year's Eve
New year's eve at "The Islands" condos. An aging countess's party is crashed by the soccer team from her gigolo's town. While dressing for a dinner party, the wealthy Guilia discovers her husband's affair with her best friend and vows revenge. Next door, a family prepares their vintage Dodge for a drive through the streets. A call girl ties up a lawyer while, unbeknownst to him, three men await the right moment to break into his office. Across the hall, a woman downs pills in a lonely suicide attempt. Two young men hide out in a bedroom smoking dope; one of them has some dynamite. As midnight approaches, each group draws closer to grotesque tragedy.
Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo
Sergio has a degree in botanics, but cannot find a job. Then, he gets the announcement that his former girlfriend is getting married.
La banda
Simpatici & antipatici
In the Tiber sports club, Alberto, a ruthless property developer, the cynical surgeon who makes thirty million dollars after a prostate operation, the actor exhausted by failure and the failed salesman who sells caviar by discounting prices and who tries to make up for continuous overdrafts in the bank, meet. There is also the starlet with a Venetian accent and the hateful scion with a Ferrari, the waiter who dreams of being the scion and the jeweler who loses his house, wife and wealth because of the hot Spanish woman.
Bits & Pieces
Dive into the Eternal City – see Rome like you’ve never seen it before. Storefront robberies, bizarre murders, career dreamers, and cameos from Italy's foremost directors and actors feature in this star-studded omnibus tale about life and love.
Ecco Fatto
Matteo and Piterone, lifelong friends, try to pass their high school exams for the third time, but then Margherita arrives and love enters their lives. Muccino's debut film.
Filmography
as Michele
as Mirko's father
as Claudia's father
as Dante Lombardozzi (segment "Il figlio di Pelè")
as Tassista
as Simone's father
as Bruno
as Vittorio Trodini
as Mario Bonfanti
as Gino
as Italo Donelli
as Paolo Baldini
as Manager (segment "La coincidenza")
as Marcello
as Marcello
as Mercurio
as Moretti
as Roberto Ventura
as Dr. Sacchetti
as Luca Guglielmi
as Mercurio
as Marcello
as The young Clerk
as Piero