Carlo Vanzina (1951–2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, known for popular comedies and collaborations with his brother Enrico Vanzina. He was the son of director-screenwriter Stefano (Steno) Vanzina and directed numerous mainstream comedies from the late 1970s through the 2010s.

Italian director and screenwriter; son of Stefano Vanzina (Steno); frequent collaborator with brother Enrico Vanzina; active in popular/commercial Italian comedy; died in 2018.

DeBaser reviews emphasize Vanzina's role as a chronicler of Italian popular comedy, with recurring themes of nostalgia, group dynamics and regional types. Critics praise performances and character-driven humor while noting occasional superficiality. The corpus highlights his 1980s hits and recurring holiday/nostalgic settings.

For:Fans of Italian popular cinema, 1980s film nostalgia, and light comedic storytelling

 No need to go to the States, just to discover they are maybe the same as Settebagni.

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 It is a film that doesn't present a real plot, but merely describes a set of situations and subplots of which some boys on holiday at Forte dei Marmi in the early '60s are protagonists, coming from all over Italy and having different and fragmented social and cultural origins.

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 Laughing and joking, the Vanzina Bros therefore confirm themselves, in my humble opinion, as absolute champions in our best 'minor' cinema and refined interpreters of a reality that, behind the raucous laughter and crude jokes, possesses a bitter aftertaste and offers a sense of estrangement that saddens and charms together.

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