Give me back my wife
It will air on Sky Serie and stream on NOW on 13 and 20 September Give me back my wife, a two-part romantic comedy produced by Sky and Colorado Film, which will obviously also be available on demand on Sky.Don't miss the opportunity to activate NOW Smart Stick and NOW at an exceptional price. To access the exclusive offer, here is the official NOW website. Sign up for NOW during the month of June, TV Series and Movies for only € 3 for the first month. Quick access to the promotion is just a click away.
The protagonist is Fabio De Luigi, beloved interpreter of numerous roles for the cinema and as many box office successes, many of which directed by Alessandro Genovesi (Ten days without a mother, What a nice surprise, The worst week of my life), director and screenwriter (together with Giovanni Bognetti) also of the miniseries Ridatemi mia ragazza, adaptation of the sitcom I Want My Wife Back, co-produced by Mainstreet Pictures and Busby Productions in the UK and distributed internationally by BBC Studios.
Give me back my wife: trailer and cast
With De Luigi there is a great cast in which the names of some of the most beloved faces of Italian comedy and TV stand out: Anita Caprioli ( The predators, Santa Maradona, Corpo Celeste) plays Chiara, Giovanni's wife, Diego Abatantuono (Ten days with Santa Claus, You can kiss the groom, Mediterraneo) and Carla Signoris (But what does the brain tell us, Mister Happiness, Males against females ) are his parents: Renato, very close to his son-in-law Giovanni, for whom he almost has a real "obsession", and Rossana, a sweet, witty and sometimes cynical woman, who endures her husband's emotional turmoil with grace and practical sense. Alessandro Betti (Zelig, Good the first, Love Bugs 2) plays, instead, the role of Antonio, Giovanni's fraternal friend and head of office, cheating and liar who often uses Giovanni as an excuse for his "escapades".The cast also includes Diana Del Bufalo (7 hours to make you fall in love, 10 days without a mother, May God help us) who plays Lucia, Chiara's younger sister. Pastry chef, Lucia is a nice and insecure girl. Here is the official trailer:
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Give me back my wife: the synopsis
The protagonists of Give me back my wife are Giovanni (Fabio De Luigi) and his wife Chiara (Anita Caprioli) married for many years now. Their relationship is worn out but it seems that only she notices it, while Giovanni is convinced that everything is going well. Chiara decides to leave him with a letter, which she writes but which she then decides to throw in the trash; she packs her bags and leaves home. Giovanni, unaware of everything, is preparing a surprise party for her birthday. While waiting for the birthday girl, the letter is found by chance inside the basket. Poor John thus learns his wife's intentions. But he doesn't want to give up, and is determined to win Chiara back at all costs.Don't miss the opportunity to activate NOW Smart Stick and NOW at an exceptional price. To access the exclusive offer, here is the official NOW website. Sign up for NOW during the month of June, TV Series and Movies for only € 3 for the first month. One click is enough to access the promotion quickly.
After year off due to pandemic, Geneva Arts Fair back in the picture this weekend
As the pandemic has eased, folks are eager to get back to enjoying activities once taken for granted and Laura Rush, communications director for the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, believes an art fair fits the bill perfectly.
“We would have been offering our 20th Geneva Arts Fair this weekend, but because of COVID, this is year number 19,” Rush said before the two-day event opened on Saturday at 10 a.m. “We have about 120 artists compared to having about 160, but we still have a waiting list.”
Plans for the fair, which was not held last year due to the pandemic, began to be put in place in January and February, and at the time, organizers weren’t sure how everything would turn out.
“We had to space people out and the city has also approved outdoor dining so we had to maneuver around them. We usually have more artists,” Rush said. “The response has been very positive. Those people on the waiting list are generally from the Midwest and get here quickly and set up if there’s room.”
Rush said about 10 states are represented at the fair, with some artists from as far away as Colorado, Texas and New Mexico.
Tim and Fran Ryan from Roselle look at ceramics at the Geneva Arts Fair Saturday. (David Sharos / The Beacon-News)
In the past, the two-day event has attracted about 25,000 visitors. Rush said judging by Swedish Days which was held in Geneva earlier this summer as well as talking “to artists who have attended previous art fairs and spoken to our art show coordinator, the response has been very, very positive.”
“People want to get out, people want to just do something and I’m hoping that also translates in people wanting to buy,” she said. “The artists have been very successful here in the past and they wouldn’t have come back if they hadn’t. If it wasn’t worth it for them, they wouldn’t come.”
Artist Gregory Frederic of Green Bay, Wisconsin, said this was the third year he has come to the fair and “loves the show. That’s why I’m back again.”
“Sometimes you have to keep in touch with your patrons – not because you don’t make sales – but you have to come back and give them a second chance,” he said. “As far as COVID, I didn’t stop working. People tell me they like my work because it’s unique. I use a lot of colors, shapes and movements and the paintings aren’t static, they seem alive.”
The event, scheduled from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, spread out over a four-block area on Third Street from James to South streets.
Ron Maier and his wife Marge of Geneva made their annual trek to the city’s art fair Saturday which was bustling already by the time it opened.
“We come pretty much every year just to walk around and look,” Ron Maier said as he and his wife found parking on a street nearby which was already clogged with cars.
“We’re just lookers at this point but you got to have them too,” Marge Maier added. “I like scenery things and Asian art.”
Tim Ryan from Roselle was looking at ceramics with his wife Fran and admitted the couple “was remodeling our house and looking for things to put in it.”
“We like ceramics and we have an aunt who is a judge here who is going to give us more direction,” he said.
Nicole Orwar from Homer Glen said she and her husband John Noel hadn’t visited the Geneva Arts Fair before and “were looking for something to do.”
Nicole Orwar from Homer Glen and her husband John Noel were among the visitors Saturday at the Geneva Arts Fair. (David Sharos / The Beacon-News)
“We’re looking for whatever draws our attention and we already have our eye on a couple of things including some 3D art work that would be good for the baby’s room,” she said.
Noel said he goes to more art fairs than his wife and likes oil paintings as well as acrylics.
“We’re going to walk the whole thing today and decide what we want,” he said. “To me, the turnout looks really great here and it’s really nice to be out again after being locked down.”
Rush said the arts fair offered a different experience than a carnival or music event but would also be similar to them in terms of the significance.
“An art show, it gives people something different as opposed to going to a music venue,” she said. “We have things at a variety of price points and people can feel like they just purchased a one-of-a-kind item they can now cherish and keep forever. Anything we didn’t have last year makes people feel we’re headed in the right direction.”
David Sharos is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.