Where’s Picone? (1984): Cast & Plot
Where’s Picone? is a 1984 comedy directed by Nanni Loy, starring Lina Sastri as Luciella Picone, Tommaso Palladino and Clelia Rondinella. It runs 2 hours 2 minutes.
Italian What Is Where’s Picone? About?
The premise of Where’s Picone? without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In the early 1980s, a heated debate erupts in the Naples town hall as unemployed former steel‑worker Pasquale Picone, still reeling from the loss of his job, takes a desperate stand. In a dramatic and tragic protest, he sets himself ablaze before the Municipal Council, turning his personal anguish into a stark, public statement.
Where’s Picone? Themes & Keywords
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- town
- naples italy
- italy
- camorra
- con artist
Where’s Picone? Cast & Characters
Lina Sastri leads the cast as Luciella Picone, with Tommaso Palladino as Pasquale Picone and Clelia Rondinella as Teresa. Directed by Nanni Loy; 25 actors are credited in all.
- Director Nanni Loy
- Lina Sastri as Luciella Picone
- Tommaso Palladino as Pasquale Picone
- Clelia Rondinella as Teresa
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Giancarlo Giannini as Salvatore Cannavacciuolo
Also Starring in Where’s Picone?
· 21 more- Aldo Giuffrè Cocò
- Remo Remotti Don Armando Bellucore
- Carlo Croccolo Barone Armato
- Italo Celoro operaio dell'Italsider
- Carmine Faraco operaio dell'Italsider
- Antonio Allocca usciere all'ospedale
- Leo Gullotta Sgueglia
- Nicola Di Pinto impiegato dell'anagrafe
- Marzio Honorato Micione
- Armando Marra Troncone
- Carlo Taranto
- Vittorio De Bisogno
- Lunetta Savino
- Gerardo Scala cieco fuochista
- Antonio Prester
- Renato Rutigliano cassiere della macelleria
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- Fiorenzo Serra
- Luigi Tondinelli
- Aldo Barone
- Gino Briglione macellaio
- Raffaele Fiore Macellaio
More from Nanni Loy
More films directed by Nanni Loy: Scugnizzi, My Friends Act III, Heads I Win, Tails You Lose and Cafè Express.
Where’s Picone? Plot Summary
What happens in Where’s Picone? from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
During a heated debate at Naples’ town hall in the early 1980s, Pasquale Picone [Tommaso Palladino]—a former Italsider worker who has just lost his job—pulls out a jerrycan of gasoline and sets himself alight in front of the Municipal Council. His wife Teresa [Clelia Rondinella] and her three children are left in the dark as an ambulance arrives with unusual haste and then disappears with him on board.
Desperate for news, the wife hires a peculiar kind of private eye: Salvatore Cannavacciuolo [Giancarlo Giannini], a man who makes a living by offering information to people visiting the morgue for a thousand lire per clue. Salvatore, whose motivations are far from noble, takes the case with a mix of opportunism and curiosity, hoping to turn the revelations into a profitable lead.
Full summary
The whole story of Where’s Picone?, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Where’s Picone??
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Where’s Picone? Also Known As
Also known as “Picone schickt mich”.
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- Picone schickt mich
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Where’s Picone? FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Where’s Picone?, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Where’s Picone??
Where’s Picone? runs 2 hours 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was Where’s Picone? released?
Where’s Picone? was released on January 12, 1984.
Who directed Where’s Picone??
Where’s Picone? was directed by Nanni Loy.
More films by Nanni Loy Who is in the cast of Where’s Picone??
Where’s Picone? stars Lina Sastri as Luciella Picone, Tommaso Palladino as Pasquale Picone and Clelia Rondinella as Teresa, among 25 credited actors.
Does Where’s Picone? have a post-credit scene?
No. Where’s Picone? has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Where’s Picone? in?
The original language of Where’s Picone? is Italian.
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