The Pool Hustlers (1983)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Release: 1983-03-11
Director: Maurizio Ponzi
Writers: Francesco Nuti , Franco Ferrini , Enrico Oldoini , Maurizio Ponzi
Language: Italian
Stars: Francesco Nuti , Giuliana de Sio , Marcello Lotti , Antonio Petrocelli , Novello Novelli , Renato Cecchetto , Claudio Casale , Carlo Neri , Claudio Spadaro , Stefano Cuneo
Runtime: 103 min
Awards: 9 wins & 3 nominations
AKA: Én, a világos, meg a Sötét (Hungary) , Pelihait (Finland) , Ich, Chiara und der Finstere , Io, Chiara e lo scuro (Italy) , The Pool Hustlers (United States of America) , Io, Chiara e lo scuro
Plot: Francesco, nicknamed 'Toscano', is a very good pool player but he never wins when he plays for money. He meets Chiara, a saxophone player, on a late night bus by swapping his case containing the cue with her one, containing the sax. The two fall in love, but in the meantime Francesco loses a big amount of money playing versus 'Scuro', the long-time Italian champion. His only chance to pay the debt is to win the Italian Championships.
IMDB:tt0084151