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Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra is a 2001 British drama film written and directed by Peter Capaldi and starring Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, and Brian Cox. The film was released in the United Kingdom by Focus Features.
Synopsis.
A young Glaswegian-Italian lounge singer, Toni Cocozza (Ian Hart), has a passion for Frank Sinatra and the dream of becoming a famous musician. He grows weary of playing to elderly crowds in third-rate bars and decides to accept career help from mob enforcer Chisholm (Brian
Actor.
As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for his short film "Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life". He went on to write and direct the drama film "Strictly Sinatra" and directed two series of the sitcom "Getting On".
Early life.
Capaldi was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Nancy ("née" Soutar) and Gerald John Capaldi. His paternal grandfather was Italian while the