Mr. Happiness Explained

Mr. Happiness
Native Name:
Director:	Alessandro Siani
Screenplay:	Alessandro Siani Fabio Bonifacci
Starring:	Alessandro Siani Diego Abatantuono Carla Signoris
Music:	Umberto Scipione
Production Companies:	-->
Distributor:	01 Distribution
Runtime:	90 min
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian
Gross:	^[1]

Mr. Happiness (Italian: Mister Felicità) is a 2017 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Siani and starring Siani, Diego Abatantuono and Carla Signoris.^{[2] [3]} It was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 1 January 2017.^[4]

Plot

Martino is a lazy young Neapolitan who lives in Switzerland at his sister's place. When she suffers an accident, he has to replace her in at work as a cleaning lady.

Martino cleans the office of a psychologist and mental coach and one day, when the doctor is absent, he decides to try to replace him, assuming the name "Mr. Happiness". So Martino meets a doctor's patient, Caterina (a high level ice skater facing a performance drop) and falls in love with her, even though she has relationship problems with her strict mother.

Cast

• Alessandro Siani as Martino
• Diego Abatantuono as Guglielmo Gioia
• Carla Signoris as Augusta
• Elena Cucci as Arianna Crof
• Cristiana Dell'Anna as Caterina De Simone
• Yari Gugliucci as Procolo
• David Zed as the team coach
• Ernesto Mahieux as the team president

Reception

The film was number two on its opening weekend in Italy, with .^[5] It was number-one on its second weekend, with .^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mister Felicità. 25 January 2017. Box Office Mojo.
2. Web site: Mr. Happiness. Film Italia. 22 July 2020.
3. Web site: Mr. Happiness. Netflix. 22 July 2020.
4. Web site: Mister Felicità. 9 January 2017. comingsoon.it. Italian.
5. Web site: Italy Box Office December 30–January 1, 2017. 9 January 2017. Box Office Mojo.
6. Web site: Italy Box Office January 6–8, 2017. 9 January 2017. Box Office Mojo.