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Nothing Left to Do but Cry

Original title: Non ci resta che piangere
  • 19841984
  • 1h 53m
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7.6/10
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Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
ComedyFantasy
In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.In the 80s, two friends misteriously wake up in the XV century and clumsly try to intermingle with the society of the time.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
6.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
41,319
4,869
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Massimo Troisi
    • Writers
      • Roberto Benigni(screenplay)
      • Giuseppe Bertolucci
      • Massimo Troisi(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Massimo Troisi
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Iris Peynado
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Massimo Troisi
    • Writers
      • Roberto Benigni(screenplay)
      • Giuseppe Bertolucci
      • Massimo Troisi(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Massimo Troisi
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Iris Peynado
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Amanda Sandrelli and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Roberto Benigni, Paolo Bonacelli, and Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)
    Massimo Troisi in Nothing Left to Do but Cry (1984)

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    Massimo Troisi
    Massimo Troisi
    • Mario
    Roberto Benigni
    Roberto Benigni
    • Saverio
    Iris Peynado
    Iris Peynado
    • Astriaha
    Amanda Sandrelli
    • Pia
    Carlo Monni
    Carlo Monni
    • Vitellozzo
    Livia Venturini
    • Parisina
    Elisabetta Pozzi
    • Locandiera
    Jole Silvani
    Loris Bazzocchi
    Nicola Morelli
    Nicola Morelli
    • Ugolone il boia
    Mario Diano
    Peter Boom
    Fiorenzo Serra
    Stefano Gragnani
    Galliano Mariani
    Ronaldo Bonacchi
    Paolo Bonacelli
    Paolo Bonacelli
    • Leonardo da Vinci
    • Directors
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Massimo Troisi
    • Writers
      • Roberto Benigni(screenplay) (story)
      • Giuseppe Bertolucci
      • Massimo Troisi(screenplay) (story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The screenplay is the main guideline for the film but many dialogues were improvised by Troisi and Benigni.
    • Quotes

      Mario: [moaning] Saverio...

      [mumbles]

      Saverio: I don't understand!

      Mario: [moaning] Saverio...

      Saverio: Yes! OK! I'M Saverio!

    • Connections
      Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Nel blu dipinto di blu
      Written by Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci

    User reviews13

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Amazingly fresh - unrepeatable
    Totally unawares, Saverio, a teacher and Mario, a janitor of the same school in which they both work, travel back in time and find themselves in central Italy at the end of the 15th century. They carry with them an unresolved squabble concerning Saverio's sister, creating a lot of tension between the two, which will increase in the plot. From this moment on they will have to come to grips with the grotesque situation they find themselves in, trying to "hitch a lift" back to the future in a most outlandish way, using and misusing their foresight of the events taking place round that time, and generally making fools of themselves in the eyes of "normal" renaissance folks. Their meeting with Leonardo da Vinci is hysterical, when they become more and more convinced that the genius is in reality a moron. Another character they meet is Savonarola the heretic, who enjoins them to repent, before he is taken to the stake, eliciting some breezy comment from them. If it weren't for a weird kind of homesickness, they would quite enjoy living in this period, full of daring fashions and tantalising damsels.

    The couple shows great chemistry and is funny in every respect. The psychology of their characters is complex and credible - for once comical roles with a depth. Basically, Saverio is an embittered petit-bourgeois forever attracted and rejected by women, envious of Mario, an easy-going proletarian every woman falls in love with. Saverio is scheming, mean and vindictive as much as Mario is naive, generous and forgiving. What a match of talents: Roberto Benigni and Massimo Troisi at the peak of combined creativity. Too bad they will never come back together for another joint venture. Or maybe it is better this way: masterpieces of this level cannot be improved on, at best they can be imitated. For this reason Non ci resta che piangere will shine like a gem in the crown of the best Italian movies of all times. Sadly not many people seem to have seen it, not even in Italy, where the viewers do not need subtitles to enjoy the hilarious juggling of the two actors with the language, but their body language can be universally appreciated.

    If you miss it you will have to repent!
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    • Oct 21, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1984 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Non ci resta che piangere
    • Filming locations
      • Parco dell'Uccellina, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Best International
      • Yarno Cinematografica
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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