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Ask Me If I'm Happy

2000 · 100 min

A bittersweet Italian comedy that slides from easy laughs into a tender, tearful reckoning about friendship and lost dreams.

Directed by
Giovanni Storti, Aldo Baglio
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Overview
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.

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Directed by
Giovanni Storti, Aldo Baglio
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • love
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Giovanni Storti, Aldo Baglio, Massimo Venier, Giacomo Poretti
Written by
Giovanni Storti, Paolo Cananzi, Graziano Ferrari, Walter Fontana
Starring
Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Marina Massironi, Silvana Fallisi, Antonio Catania, Giuseppe Battiston, Paola Cortellesi
Music
Samuele Bersani
Cinematography
Arnaldo Catinari
Runtime
100 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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