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You Laugh

Original title: Tu ridi
  • 1998
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
552
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You Laugh (1998)
Drama

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 l... Read allTwo 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 abandon... Read allTwo 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 ... Read all

  • Directors
    • Paolo Taviani
    • Vittorio Taviani
  • Writers
    • Luigi Pirandello
    • Paolo Taviani
    • Vittorio Taviani
  • Stars
    • Antonio Albanese
    • Giuseppe Cederna
    • Luca Zingaretti
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    552
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani
    • Writers
      • Luigi Pirandello
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani
    • Stars
      • Antonio Albanese
      • Giuseppe Cederna
      • Luca Zingaretti
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Antonio Albanese
    Antonio Albanese
    • Felice Tespini (segment "Felice")
    Giuseppe Cederna
    Giuseppe Cederna
    • Tobia Rambaldi (segment "Felice")
    Luca Zingaretti
    Luca Zingaretti
    • Gino Migliori (segment "Felice")
    Dario Cantarelli
    Dario Cantarelli
    • Dottore (segment "Felice")
    Elena Ghiaurov
    • Marika (segment "Felice")
    Sabrina Ferilli
    Sabrina Ferilli
    • Nora (segment "Felice")
    Turi Ferro
    Turi Ferro
    • Dottor Ballarò (segment "Due sequestri")
    Lello Arena
    • Rocco (segment "Due sequestri")
    Steve Spedicato
    • Vincenzo Gangemi (segment "Due sequestri")
    Ludovico Caldarera
    • Chiche (segment "Due sequestri")
    Roberto Fuzio
    • Manuzza (segment "Due sequestri")
    Orio Scaduto
    • Fillico (segment "Due sequestri")
    Pietro De Silva
    • Collega di Felice (segment "Due sequestri")
    Luciano Virgilio
    Luciano Virgilio
    • Direttore d'Orchestra (segment "Felice")
    Roberto Nobile
    • Uomo in Bicicletta (segment "Felice")
    Carmelo Di Mazzarelli
    • Padre dei Rapitori (segment "Due sequestri")
    • (as Carmelo Carnemolla)
    Biancamaria D'Amato
    Biancamaria D'Amato
    • Moglie di Fillico (segment "Due sequestri")
    Alessandra Costanzo
    • Sorella di Tobia (segment "Felice")
    • Directors
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani
    • Writers
      • Luigi Pirandello
      • Paolo Taviani
      • Vittorio Taviani
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    • Trivia
      Declared Film of National Interest by the Italian Council of Ministers.
    • Soundtracks
      Le Nozze di Figaro
      (K. 492)

      Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

      (1785-1786)

    User reviews5

    Featured review
    9/10

    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....
    • wobelix
    • Dec 2, 2001
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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1998 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Two Kidnappings
    • Filming locations
      • Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Filmtre
      • Dania Film
      • Rai Cinemafiction
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby

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