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Cast
Enrico Montesano
as Enrico Tucci
Claude Brasseur
as Mario Spinosi
Janet Ågren
as Monique Dubois
Claudine Auger
as Carla Rebaudengo Spinosi
Silvia Dionisio
as Matilde Tucci
Adriana Innocenti
as sig.ra Duchamp
Franca Scagnetti
as vicina di casa Tucci
Cesare Gelli
as sig. Franzi
Geoffrey Copleston
as sig. Duchamp
Renato Mori
as rag. Trocchia
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1979
Runtime—
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes24
DirectorGiorgio Capitani
WritersFranco Marotta, Laura Toscano, Guy Lionel
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLobster for Breakfast
About Lobster for Breakfast
Marco is married to Carla, a rich businesswoman. She's off to Geneva for two days; he has a tryst with Monique, a Swedish air hostess. Carla's flight is canceled, so she heads home about to catch Mario en flagrant. Mario's salvation is Enrico, an old school mate and hapless salesman who shows up to beg Mario to buy toilets so he won't lose his job. Mario signs an order in exchange for Enrico's posing as Monique's husband. Carla invites them to stay overnight and join a business dinner party catered by Enrico's wife, Matilde. Enrico spends the evening trying to avoid her, Mario spends it chasing the willing Monique, and Carla wants to close a deal. Can this farce end happily?
Directed by Giorgio Capitani, Lobster for Breakfast leans on a strong ensemble — Enrico Montesano, Claude Brasseur, Janet Ågren — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1979.
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