Scusa ma ti chiamo amore (2008)

Mayhem ensues when a 37-year-old ad executive on the rebound falls for a bubbly high school senior.

Director:

Federico Moccia

Writers:

Federico Moccia (novel), Luca Infascelli (screenplay)

Stars:

Raoul Bova, Michela Quattrociocche, Michelle Carpente

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Raoul Bova	...	Alessandro 'Alex' Belli
Michela Quattrociocche	...	Niki Cavalli
Michelle Carpente	...	Diletta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luca Angeletti	...	Enrico
Francesca Antonelli	...	Susanna
Stefano Antonucci
Francesco Apolloni	...	Pietro
Vincenzo Bova
Fabrizio Bucci
Claudia Cavalieri
Cecilia Dazzi	...	Simona
Thomas De Gasperi	...	Self - Zero Assoluto
Andrea Fachinetti
Lorenzo Federici
Maria Rita Fenzato

Storyline

Mayhem ensues when a 37-year-old ad executive on the rebound falls for a bubbly high school senior.

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Plot Keywords:

older man younger girl relationship | title same as book | age difference | adaptation directed by original author | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

When Alex complains to Niki about the age difference between them, she mentions Pierce Brosnan as an example of someone who's happily married to a much younger partner. Luca Ward, who plays Tony Costa in the film, is Brosnan's best known Italian dubbing voice.

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Connections

Version of Perdona si te llamo amor (2014)

User Reviews

I liked it

I couldn't really find one word with which to sum up this movie. I would opt for predictable, but aside from the ending, I personally was not able to predict the direction (or deviations)of this story. Similarly, the words 'Sappy' or 'Cliche' cannot be so easily applied to this movie due to one huge, contributing factor in the story: the age gap between protagonists. 'Scusa Ma Ti Chiamo Amore' or 'Sorry, If I Love You' tells the story of one 37 year old man who has been left by his long-term girlfriend. Through a series of events, he encounters a 17 year old girl. The two are both very much attracted to each other and after mere days of meeting, begin a relationship. The relationship is more than just mutual lust, and the two soon become a somewhat unconventional but very much committed couple. If you remove the age gap between characters, this movie does become a very boring and 'been-there-done-that' cliché. But it's not. It's a sweet story of an unconventional relationship (which may have been shocking years ago, but now seems to be becoming socially acceptable). It's also a cute and at times genuinely funny flick to pass the afternoon with. I would recommend this as a light, albeit very interesting story with a somewhat unoriginal story line which is made unique by various twists and turns.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Bocsáss meg, de szerelmemnek hívlak

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,249,815

Company Credits

Production Co:

Medusa Film, Sky Italia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1