The Chair of Happiness

The Chair of Happiness (Italian: La sedia della felicità) is a 2013 Italian comedy film written and directed by Carlo Mazzacurati and starring Valerio Mastandrea and Isabella Ragonese. It premiered at the 2013 Torino Film Festival.^[1]

The Chair of Happiness
Directed by	Carlo Mazzacurati
Written by	Carlo Mazzacurati Doriana Leondeff Marco Pettenello
Produced by	Angelo Barbagallo
Starring	Valerio Mastandrea Isabella Ragonese Giuseppe Battiston
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Music by	Mark Orton
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) (Torino)
Running time	94 minutes
Language	Italian

Plot

Cast

• Valerio Mastandrea as Dino
• Isabella Ragonese as Bruna
• Giuseppe Battiston as Father Weiner
• Antonio Albanese as Dante Becchin's Sons
• Raul Cremona as Casimiro Foggia aka Kasimir the Magician
• Cosimo Messeri as Alex Pavelka
• Marco Marzocca as The Florist
• Milena Vukotic as Armida Barbisan
• Natalino Balasso as Volpato
• Mirko Artuso as Bepin Lievore
• Roberto Abbiati as Giani
• Lucia Mascino as Elisa
• Katia Ricciarelli as Norma Pecche
• Roberto Citran as The Fishmonger
• Fabrizio Bentivoglio as The Art Critic
• Silvio Orlando as The Art Vendor

Production

The film was shot in Jesolo, Padua, the Euganean Hills, Abano Terme and the mountains of Trentino.^[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 31st edition of the Turin Film Festival.^[2] It was released in theaters on April 24, 2014.^[3]

Awards and nominations

The film won the Silver Ribbon of the Year 2014.^[4] It also received eight David di Donatello nominations, including awards for Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Milena Vukotic), Best Supporting Actor (Giuseppe Battiston) and Best Film.^[5]