One Man Up
One Man Up (Italian: L'uomo in più) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo.
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| Directed by | Paolo Sorrentino |
| Written by | Paolo Sorrentino |
| Starring | Toni Servillo |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
| Edited by | Giogiò Franchini |
| Music by | Pasquale Catalano |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
One Man Up (Italian: L'uomo in più) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.[3] The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo.[3]
Plot
[edit]Set during the eighties, the film charts the decline of two men both named Antonio Pisapia who lead entirely separate yet strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer who finds himself washed up after a sex scandal ends his run of success; the other a football hero whose playing career is abruptly cut short by injury.
Cast
[edit]- Toni Servillo - Antonio "Tony" Pisapia
- Andrea Renzi - Antonio Pisapia
- Nello Mascia - Il Molosso
- Ninni Bruschetta - Genny
- Angela Goodwin - Mother of Tony
- Roberto De Francesco - Gigi Moscati
- Peppe Lanzetta - Salvatore
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Paolo D'Agostini (August 31, 2001). "Due esistenze in bilico fra morte e resurrezione". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Jay Weissberg (August 31, 2001). "Review: 'Viva la liberta'". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Nastro d' argento e ciak d' oro in corsa per l' Oscar europeo". La Repubblica. 24 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
External links
[edit]- One Man Up at IMDb
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