One Man Up

One Man Up
Directed byPaolo Sorrentino
Written byPaolo Sorrentino
StarringToni Servillo
CinematographyPasquale Mari
Music byPasquale Catalano
Release date
  • 2001 (2001)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

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.[1][2] It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.[3] The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo.[3]

Plot

Set during the eighties, the film charts the decline of two men both named Antonio Pisapia who lead entirely separate yet strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer who finds himself washed up after a sex scandal ends his run of success; the other a football hero whose playing career is abruptly cut short by injury.

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ Paolo D'Agostini (August 31, 2001). "Due esistenze in bilico fra morte e resurrezione". La Repubblica. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  2. ^ Jay Weissberg (August 31, 2001). "Review: 'Viva la liberta'". Variety. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Nastro d' argento e ciak d' oro in corsa per l' Oscar europeo". La Repubblica. 24 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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