We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
"C'eravamo tanto amati" (original title)

Gianni, Nicola and Antonio become close friends in 1944 while fighting the Nazis. After the end of the war, full of illusions, they settle down. The movie is a the story of the life of ... See full summary »

Director:

Ettore Scola

Writers:

Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli,

Stars:

Nino Manfredi, Vittorio Gassman, Stefania Sandrelli

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nino Manfredi	...	Antonio
Vittorio Gassman	...	Gianni Perego
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Luciana Zanon
Stefano Satta Flores	...	Nicola Palumbo
Giovanna Ralli	...	Elide Catenacci, Romolo's daughter
Aldo Fabrizi	...	Romolo Catenacci
Mike Bongiorno	...	Himself
Federico Fellini	...	Himself
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Himself
Nello Meniconi	...	Himself
Guidarino Guidi	...	Himself
Pierluigi	...	Himself
Alfonso Crudele	...	Edoardo
Isa Barzizza	...	Elena
Marcella Michelangeli	...	Gabriella

Storyline

Gianni, Nicola and Antonio become close friends in 1944 while fighting the Nazis. After the end of the war, full of illusions, they settle down. The movie is a the story of the life of these three idealists and how they deal with the inevitable disillusionments of life.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | cult director | actress | italian comedy | 1970s | 

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Taglines:

A many splendored thing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 May 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

We All Loved Each Other So Much

Filming Locations:

Fontana di Trevi, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Deantir, Delta Film, Dean Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Features a recreation of the famous Trevi Fountain sequence in La Dolce Vita, with Federico Fellini and Marcello Mastroianni playing themselves, and Stefania Sandrelli playing a bit part.

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Connections

Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #14.4 (2001)

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Soundtracks

"E io ero Sandokan"
Written by Armando Trovajoli

User Reviews

Melancholy and smile

When nostalgia meets subtle humor, nonchalance and Italian "bigmouth"-way of expressing ideas, there's where you can find "C'eravamo tanto amati". The emotion is always there, but the smile is never far away.Italian filmmakers (not all, but Scola is definitely one of them)have this lovely way to make sad things seem quite funny (apart of one or two very touching scenes), and funny things a bit melancholic. This film talks to your heart. It appeals to a wide range of emotions, each of them never alone but delicately mixed with others. This story about love, friendship, political involvement, and their evolution (dilution?) through the years could have easily lost itself in drama and self-pity, or in first-degree optimism, which are the two great traps which lots of directors fall in. But Scola is far, far above that. This film is life as it goes. Special mentions to the scenes between Vittorio Gassmann and Giovanna Ralli.