Elvis and Marilyn (1998)
The film chronicles the melancholy journey of two celebrity look-alikes chasing their dream of la dolce vita in Italy. Romanian Marilyn Monroe impersonator Ileana and Bulgarian Elvis double Nicolaj win a look-alike contest in Bucharest in which the prize is a summer engagement in a nightclub on Italy's Adriatic coast. The two strangers take off together, communicating in the broken Italian they picked up from TV. When a bureaucratic hitch with Ileana's passport cuts them off at the airport, they cross the border illegally by car, travelling through a part of Yugoslavia devastated by war. They accept hospitality at a military outpost, but the suicide of a colonel there casts suspicion on Ileana. Beaten and afraid, they continue their odyssey across the harsh sunless no-man's-land gradually scarring them both and clouding their hopes. They finally reach Italy, but all is not as promised.
Cast
- Edyta Olszówka - Ileana / Merilijn
- Goran Navojec - Nicolaj / Elvjs
- Giorgio Faletti - Gino
- Toni Bertorelli - Colonel
- Julietta Koleva - Eva Petrova
- Saša Vulićević - Goran
- Margareta von Krauss - Ileana's mother
- Mariana Jichich - Nicolaj's wife
- Pierre Laplace - Proudhon
- Massimo Bellini - Francois
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elvis and Marilyn about?
- The film chronicles the melancholy journey of two celebrity look-alikes chasing their dream of la dolce vita in Italy. Romanian Marilyn Monroe impersonator Ileana and Bulgarian Elvis double Nicolaj win a look-alike contest in Bucharest in which the prize is a summer engagement in a nightclub on Italy's Adriatic coast. The two strangers take off together, communicating in the broken Italian they picked up from TV. When a bureaucratic hitch with Ileana's passport cuts them off at the airport, they cross the border illegally by car, travelling through a part of Yugoslavia devastated by war. They accept hospitality at a military outpost, but the suicide of a colonel there casts suspicion on Ileana. Beaten and afraid, they continue their odyssey across the harsh sunless no-man's-land gradually scarring them both and clouding their hopes. They finally reach Italy, but all is not as promised.
- Who directed Elvis and Marilyn?
- Elvis and Marilyn was directed by Armando Manni.
- Who stars in Elvis and Marilyn?
- Elvis and Marilyn stars Edyta Olszówka, Goran Navojec, Giorgio Faletti, Toni Bertorelli, Julietta Koleva, Saša Vulićević.
- How long is Elvis and Marilyn?
- Elvis and Marilyn has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Elvis and Marilyn?
- Elvis and Marilyn is a Drama, Comedy film.
- Where was Elvis and Marilyn produced?
- Elvis and Marilyn was produced in Italy.