Il Signor Quindicipalle (1987)
Directed by Francesco Nuti
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Francesco Nuti directed this Italian romantic comedy set during the '50s in a small factory town where Cecco (Nuti) excels at billiards, pocketing 15 balls in a single stroke and becoming the world champ. When Cecco meets $1000 call girl Sissi (Sabrina Ferilli), he hires her to pose as his religious fiancee before his conservative female relatives. Sissi dreams of marriage and children, but Cecco thinks she will lured back to her lucrative life on the streets. Meanwhile, Cecco prepares for the upcoming world billiards championship. Music score by Francesco Nuti's brother, Giovanni Nuti.