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Too Much

1986 · 110 min

A breezy, good-natured Italian comedy that ambles through a farcical scam with warmth and gentle absurdity.

Directed by: Carlo Verdone
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Carlo Verdone, Stella Hall, John Steiner

Overview: Oscar dreams of becoming an actor or a stuntman. To contact a manufacturer he stages an accident and consequently injures a young actress, then tries to limit the damage by taking the girl to his home.

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Directed by: Carlo Verdone
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Carlo Verdone, Stella Hall, John Steiner

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
deception
love
identity
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Carlo Verdone
Written by: Alberto Sordi, Sergio Leone, Rodolfo Sonego, Carlo Verdone
Starring: Carlo Verdone, Stella Hall, John Steiner, Sal Da Vinci, Mario Brega, Alberto Sordi, Salvatore Aiesi, Giorgio Conti
Music: Antonello Venditti
Cinematography: Danilo Desideri
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Italy
Languages: English, Italian

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