Ignorance Is Bliss (film)

Ignorance Is Bliss
Film poster
Italian	Beata ignoranza
Directed by	Massimiliano Bruno
Written by	Massimiliano Bruno Herbert Simone Paragnani Gianni Corsi
Produced by	Fulvio Lucisano Federica Lucisano
Starring	Marco Giallini Alessandro Gassmann Valeria Bilello Carolina Crescentini Teresa Romagnoli
Cinematography	Alessandro Pesci
Edited by	Consuelo Catucci
Music by	Maurizio Filardo
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	23 February 2017 (2017-02-23) (Italy)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Ignorance Is Bliss (Italian: Beata ignoranza) is a 2017 Italian comedy film directed by Massimiliano Bruno.^[1] The film received mixed reviews from critics.^[2]

Premise

The film revolves around Marco and Alessandro, two teachers in a liceo.

Cast

• Marco Giallini as Ernesto
• Alessandro Gassmann as Filippo
• Valeria Bilello as Margherita
• Carolina Crescentini as Marianna
• Teresa Romagnoli as Nina
• Giuseppe Ragone as Gianluca
• Malvina Ruggiano as Costanza
• Emanuela Fanelli as Iris
• Luca Angeletti as Nazi
• Luciano Scarpa as Mayer
• Teodoro Giambanco as Lorenzo
• Susy Laude as Roberta Zaccarelli
• Michela Andreozzi as Dr. Andreoli
• Alessandro Di Carlo as the janitor
• Pietro De Silva as Ulderico
• Guglielmo Poggi as Paolo Binetti
• Roberta Fiorentini as grandma Binetti
• Massimiliano Bruno as Osvaldo
• Massimo De Lorenzo as principal Meloni
• Maria Vittoria Argenti as Chiara Zaccarelli
• Gabriele Berti as Attanasio
• Riccardo D'Alessandro as Pietro Semprini

Accolades

• 2017 – Nastro d'Argento
  • Nomination for Best Screenplay
  • Nomination for Best Actor (Marco Giallini and Alessandro Gassmann)^[3]
• 2017 – Globo d'oro
  • Nomination for Best Comedy^[4]

References

1. "Ignorance Is Bliss". Film Italia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
2. "Beata ignoranza". Rotten Tomatoes.
3. "Beata Ignoranza Premi vinti e nomination". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-10-25.
4. Beata ignoranza (in Italian), retrieved 2023-10-25

External links

• Ignorance Is Bliss at IMDb