It is for sheer geographical caprice that a former British colony in the Mediterranean could still enjoy a convivial relationship with post-war Italy. Thanks to the medium of television, the Maltese ...

Superfantozzi (1986) is an Italian film from 1986. It is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio. In this film, Fantozzi is portrayed in a ...

At first I was going to title this piece Becoming Fantozzi. But then nobody really wants to become Fantozzi, nor can they since this honour is reserved for the actor–writer who invented and ...

It was 40 years ago, to the day, that the first film with the character of Ugo Fantozzi, ably played by Italian actor Paolo Villaggio, went public. It was simply called “Fantozzi”, and since then the ...

Ugo Fantozzi was resurrected from the company where he worked because of a crisis, how it will end?Tenth and final chapter of the film series of Fantozzi character.

One of Italy’s most popular and respected actors and comedians, Paolo Villaggio, best known for his role as Ugo Fantozzi, died in Rome this morning at the age of 84, his daughter announced on Facebook ...