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Under the Chinese Restaurant (1987)

Under the Chinese Restaurant poster
Original title
Sotto il ristorante cinese
Directed by
Bruno Bozzetto
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this Italian comedy, a man's ordinary life gets turned upside down when he discovers something strange happening beneath a Chinese restaurant. He must deal with the unexpected trouble that follows.

lightheartedwhimsicalquirkyplayfulfantasticalcomedicoffbeatbizarre

What happens

Under the Chinese Restaurant (Italian: Sotto il ristorante cinese, also known as Trouble in Paradise) is a 1987 Italian fantasy-comedy film written and directed by Bruno Bozzetto. It is the first and only live action film by Bozzetto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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