Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! Explained

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!
Starring:	Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Music:	Fausto Mesolella
Language:	Italian

Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny! (Italian: Lascia perdere, Johnny!) is a 2007 Italian biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Fabrizio Bentivoglio. It is loosely based on real life events of musician Fausto Mesolella, a member of Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel.^{[1] [2]}

It was nominated for four David di Donatello Awards, including Best New Director.^[3]

Cast

• Antimo Merolillo as Fausto "Johnny" Ciaramella
• Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Augusto Riverberi
• Ernesto Mahieux as Raffaele Niro
• Valeria Golino as Annamaria
• Lina Sastri as Vincenza, Johnny's mother
• Peppe Servillo as Gerry Como
• Roberto De Francesco as Autore
• Toni Servillo as Maestro Falasco
• Daria D'Antonio as Franca Marocco
• Ugo Fangareggi as Pietro Tagnin
• Luigi Montini as Discografico

See also

• List of Italian films of 2007

Notes and References

1. News: Rita Celi. "Lascia perdere, Johnny!", la musica e il lato ingenuo degli anni Settanta. 10 September 2015. La Repubblica. 29 November 2007. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090144/http://www.repubblica.it/2007/11/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio/fabrizio-bentivoglio.html. live.
2. News: Antonella Zugna. Bentivoglio: "Che fatica la regia". 13 September 2015. TGCOM. 27 November 2007. 23 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230623193446/https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo389867.shtml. live.
3. News: Caos calmo piglia tutto. 10 September 2015. La Repubblica. March 21, 2008. 15 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240815233029/https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/03/21/caos-calmo-piglia-tutto.html. live.