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One Man Up

2001 · 100 min

A cool, melancholy drift through faded fame, watching two lives quietly come apart with wry detachment and a lingering ache.

Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
There are no draws in life
Overview
Two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, see their lives go downhill in 1980s Naples. One is a crooner embroiled in a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, obsession, isolation, fate
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Paolo Sorrentino
    Written by
    Paolo Sorrentino
    Starring
    Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Nello Mascia, Antonino Bruschetta, Roberto De Francesco, Angela Goodwin, Enrica Rosso, Clotilde Sabatino
    Music
    Pasquale Catalano
    Cinematography
    Pasquale Mari
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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