
Giobbe Covatta
Actor · b. 1956 · Taranto, Italy
Gianni Maria Covatta (born 11 June 1956), best known as Giobbe Covatta, is an Italian stand-up comedian, actor, writer and politician. Born in Taranto, after appearing in a number of other variety shows Covatta he had his breakout in 1990 as a recurring guest in the Canale 5 talk show Maurizio Costanzo Show, where he reads his compositions inspired by the Bible. These sketch eventually inspired a book, Parola di Giobbe, which was released in 1991 and got an immediate success, selling over a million copies and getting over thirty editions. In the later years Covatta published other books, notably Pancreas, a parody of Edmondo De Amicis' Heart, and was active as an actor in films, television series and on stage. In 2006, Covatta was elected councilor of the Federation of the Greens party in the Rome local elections. In 2015, he was elected national spokesperson of the party, still maintaining he does not consider himself a politician. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Movies19
MovieDramaCollective film for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, with 30 directors each helming a segment about one of the 30 articles of the Declaration.
Movie5.7ComedyAfter their rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story, the Tuccis exploit a 19th-century legal loophole to turn their hometown into a tax haven.
Movie7.7ComedyA married couple must reach the Royal Palace of Caserta for a historical reenactment. During the journey, however, the woman, tired of arguing, incredibly leaves her husband stranded in the middle of the road. The poor man, dressed as a Bourbon coachman without a wallet or phone, will have a series of surprising encounters. Will he ever see his wife again?
Anime Borboniche
2021 · 7 votes
Movie5.9ComedyLife in Naples is tough, so Neapolitans invent ways to get by. Whatever works, conning mostly, tricking the IRS, the university, the landlord, cruise ship passengers, even conning victims three times with the same ruse.
Movie6.0ComedyThe Tuccis, a close-knit family of country bumpkins, become millionaires overnight. When word gets out, nagging neighbors and acquaintances force them to leave for the big city to start anew—and openly flaunt their newfound wealth. Soon they'll realize they ain't got the faintest idea how today's upper classes actually live.
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Movie6.1DramaThe Pantani case, a film directed by Domenico Ciolfi, tells the story of the last five years in the life of the cyclist from Romagna, in particular from 5 June 1999, when he was suspended from racing, to 14 February 2004, the day of his death. His untimely death in unclear circumstances, which have opened several judicial inquiries, was a shock to the world of cycling, which lost its Pirate on Valentine's Day. The film is a tribute to this Italian sporting hero, remembering him as a young man who, riding his bike, reached several milestones but was defeated in a fatal match.
Il caso Pantani - L'omicidio di un campione
2020 · 27 votes
Movie8.0DramaGolia is a former rugby champion suffering from dementia. every day he wakes up convinced that he is still young and is away with his team, only to learn that he is living inside a nursing home and has lost all contact with his wife and children. alessandro, another guest of the nursing home, is a former professor of ancient literature suffering from paraplegia. alessandro has one last ambition left: to help golia break out of the nursing home and reunite him with his family, overcoming the defense lines of the institution’s mean-spirited staff and showing the institutions how senility and illness are not valid pretexts for defining the social worthlessness of man.
Gol!a
2023 · 20 votes
Movie10.0DramaWhen their mother dies, Fabrizio and Guglielmo decide to take her on one last trip.
Il nostro ultimo
2015 · 1 votes
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MovieComedy- Movie8.0TV Movie
Una famiglia per caso
2003 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyUna donna per la vita
2012 · 38 votes
Movie6.3ComedyCamere da letto
1997 · 8 votes
Movie7.1AdventureDramaYaguine and Fodé, two teenagers from African Guinea, wrote a letter to the "European Parlament great leaders", on behalf of all children and teens in Africa, where they ask for help with food, health and education. Ten years later, thirteen-year-old Thabo embarks on an epic journey with his friend Rocco from Bari to return to his own African village of 'Ndula to escape a ruthless Italian gang who are exploiting young football players.
Movie6.5ComedyFreddy and Dodò are two forty-something holiday resort entertainers. Their Africa consists of costumes, games, antics, postcard-perfect scenery, and—above all—that anthropological species known as "vacationers." When they crash-land a small plane amidst desert dunes, they discover an Africa defined by sacrifice, solidarity, and suffering.
Muzungu
1999 · 5 votes
Movie6.3ComedyIl segreto del successo
2003 · 4 votes
Movie9.0La Reliquia
2020 · 1 votes
Movie4.0ComedyA gang of fathers and abandoned parents go to extreme measures to fight italian youngsters emigration by performing a reverse illegal immigration, kidnapping and smuggling their children out of Germany.
Amo la tempesta
2020 · 1 votes
Series4
TV3.5ComedyIl mammo is an Italian television series.
Il mammo
2004 · 2 votes
TV8.8ComedyShow commented by Gialappa's
Mai dire domenica
2002 · 4 votes
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Reality commented by Gialappa's Band
Mai dire Grande Fratello & figli
2004 · 2 votes
TV7.0ComedyMedici miei is an Italian television series.
Medici miei
2008 · 1 votes