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My Friends Act III

1985 · 110 min

A bittersweet, mischievous comedy about aging pranksters whose elaborate jokes mask a quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Nanni Loy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Adolfo Celi
Overview
This time the "amici" (friends) are just four: Necchi, Meandri, Mascetti and Sassaroli. Nevertheless they are older they still love to spend their time mainly organizing irresistible jokes to everyone in every kind of situation. Mascetti is hospitalized in a geriatric clinic. Of course the place become immediately the main stage for all their jokes. After some jokes they decided to place an ultimate incredible and farcical joke to the clinic guests.

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Directed by
Nanni Loy
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Adolfo Celi
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • friendship
  • aging
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Nanni Loy
Written by
Piero De Bernardi, Tullio Pinelli, Nanni Loy, Leonardo Benvenuti
Starring
Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Adolfo Celi, Renzo Montagnani, Mario Feliciani, Franca Tamantini, Enzo Cannavale, Caterina Boratto
Music
Carlo Rustichelli, Paolo Rustichelli
Cinematography
Claudio Cirillo
Runtime
110 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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