You Laugh (1998)
"Tu ridi" (original title)

Two segments: In the first one Felice, a baritone who has had to give up his career because of a heart condition and now works as an accountant at the Opera, inexplicably spends his nights ... See full summary »

Directors:

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Writers:

Luigi Pirandello (stories), Paolo Taviani (screenplay),

Stars:

Antonio Albanese, Giuseppe Cederna, Luca Zingaretti

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Albanese	...	Felice Tespini (segment "Felice")
Giuseppe Cederna	...	Tobia Rambaldi (segment "Felice")
Luca Zingaretti	...	Gino Migliori (segment "Felice")
Dario Cantarelli	...	Doctor (segment "Felice")
Elena Ghiaurov	...	Marika (segment "Felice")
Sabrina Ferilli	...	Nora (segment "Felice")
Turi Ferro	...	Il Dottor Ballarò (segment "Due sequestri")
Lello Arena	...	Rocco (segment "Due sequestri")
Steve Spedicato	...	Vincenzo Gangemi (segment "Due sequestri")
Orio Scaduto	...	Fillico (segment "Due sequestri")
Ludovico Caldarera	...	Chiche (segment "Due sequestri")
Roberto Fuzio	...	Manuzza (segment "Due sequestri")
Pietro De Silva
Luciano Virgilio
Roberto Nobile

Storyline

Two segments: In the first one Felice, a baritone who has had to give up his career because of a heart condition and now works as an accountant at the Opera, inexplicably spends his nights laughing in his sleep. When his best friend, a cripple, takes his life and his wife abandons him Felice decides to die himself. In the second segment two kidnappings in Sicily, the second of which took place a century before the present one, are compared.

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Plot Keywords:

accountant

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Istituto Luce: Tu Ridi

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

You Laugh

Filming Locations:

Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmtre, Dania Film, Rai Cinemafiction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Declared Film of National Interest by the Italian Council of Ministers.

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Soundtracks

"L'Italiana in Algeri'
Written and Composed by Gioachino Rossini
(1813)

User Reviews

Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, the last true story-tellers of the silver screen.

Paolo & Vittorio Taviani are an enigma that even startle, a bit, the Coen-brothers. They are supposed to be the last true storytellers on the silver screen, and maybe that is true. Whenever they use the books of Luigi Pirandello, it must be true. Alright, this film is very Very good, (although it does not reach the sheer perfection of their KAOS) with all the subtle and cruel differences of emotion mankind has to offer. Available on DVD thanks to the Dutch label Homescreen (only Dutch subtitles and the original Italian language I am afraid), this really is a film not to be missed. Like all the films of these two brothers....