Modern Vespa

La Nazione: Il film della Vespa al Museo, ospite l'attore Ciufoli.
https://www.lanazione.it/pontedera/cronaca/film-piaggio-vespa-1.4873235
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The movie of the Vespa at the Museum, host the actor Ciufoli

The TV movie «Enrico Piaggio. An Italian dream "projected on 12 November in the Piaggio auditorium

Pontedera, 6 November 2019 - Pontederesi and not only are they called to collect Tuesday 12 November when the TV movie "Enrico Piaggio will be screened in the Auditorium of the Piaggio Museum. An Italian dream »that will be broadcast live from 9.15 pm by Rai Uno. The initiative was promoted by the Vespa Club Pontedera and the Ciao Club Pontedera with the sponsorship of the Municipality of Pontedera and in collaboration with the Piaggio Foundation.
There will also be an exceptional guest, the actor Roberto Ciufoli who in the film interpreted the engineer Corradino D’Ascanio, who designed the Vespa, the absolute protagonist of the film. In the film, Enrico Piaggio is played by Alessio Boni, but other important actors have also participated such as Violante Placido, Francesco Pannofino, Enrica Pintore, Bruno Torrisi, Moisé Curia and Beatrice Grannó.

But not only that, before the screening, from 7.30 pm, those who want can be able to dine in Piazzale Corradino D'Ascanio in front of the Museum with Tuscan specialties offered at a special price by the Ape Tuscan Street Food and from the same time the Museum will remain open to the public until end of the evening.

The TV movie that traces the history of Enrico Piaggio, shot last summer between Pisa (Piazza dei Miracoli), Rome and the Varramista Estate in Montopoli, was attended by many extras from the Valdera, including fans and members of the Pontedera Vespa Club like Gian Domenico Rancadore and Stefano Buonasera.

Particularly pleased with the making of this film was Eugenio Leone, Pontedera City of Engines delegate and president of Ciao Club. "The engines, the Vespa and the Piaggio represent an identifying and distinctive trait of our city - he said - the fiction on Enrico Piaggio will bring to the national stage this story made up of so many pontederesi who have contributed with ideas, with passion and with a lot of work to the construction of a myth of made in Italy "

Attila,

I hope this is released eventually in English. Great story.

Bob Copeland

The parcel has arrived!

Dammit, I have an eye appointment on the 12th. I guess I'll have to wait until someone puts it up on Youtube!

https://www.raiplay.it/programmi/enricopiaggiounsognoitaliano

In streaming now... 21,30 in Italy

I have a plumber coming that day.

Bill x

... for some the Vespa is only a means of transport but it is more than just a vehicle, it is a principle; but why am I telling you ...? Go, go find a plumber ... it's more important.