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One Man Up (2001)

One Man Up poster
Original title
L'uomo in più
Directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
Genre
comedy drama, association football film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 275 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two men share the same name and both face a turning point in their lives. One is a former football star struggling with a scandal and the other is a retired singer trying to start over.

dryly comicmelancholicquietwryunderstatedbittersweetcharacter-drivenoffbeat

What happens

One Man Up (Italian: L'uomo in più) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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