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My Friends Act II

1982 · 130 min

Bittersweet and boisterous, it rolls along on affectionate cruelty and nostalgia, making you laugh at old men behaving badly while quietly mourning time and friendship.

Overview
The four old friends meet on the grave of the fifth of them, Perozzi, who died at the end of the first episode. Time has passed but they are still up for adventures and cruel jokes, and while they recall the one they created together with the late friend, new ones are on their way, starting right there at the cemetery.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • aging
  • death
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mario Monicelli
Written by
Leonardo Benvenuti, Mario Monicelli, Tullio Pinelli, Piero De Bernardi
Starring
Ugo Tognazzi, Adolfo Celi, Gastone Moschin, Renzo Montagnani, Philippe Noiret, Milena Vukotić, Fiorella Bucci, Franca Tamantini
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
130 min
Country
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Languages
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