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Living It Up (1994)

Living It Up poster
Original title
La bella vita
Directed by
Paolo Virzì
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
T
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged man working in a small Italian town feels stuck in his routine. His life changes when he meets a woman who shakes up his quiet existence.

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What happens

Living It Up (Italian: La bella vita, lit. 'The good life') is a 1994 Italian comedy drama film. The film premiered at the 51st Venice International Film Festival. It is the debut film of Paolo Virzì, who won the David di Donatello for Best New Director and the Nastro d'Argento in the same category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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