Like a Cat on a Highway

"They can't last. Longer than a cat on a highway."

2017 1h 39m IT

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 955

FamilyComedy

Synopsis

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The story of an encounter between a bourgeois man and a poor woman, because their teenage children fall in love.

“They can't last. Longer than a cat on a highway.”

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Cast

Paola Cortellesi
Monica
Antonio Albanese
Giovanni Minimo
Sonia Bergamasco
Luce
Luca Angeletti
Giulio
Antonio D'Ausilio
Francesco
Alice Maselli
Agnese
Simone de Bianchi
Alessio
Claudio Amendola
Sergio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Riccardo Milani
Writers: Furio Andreotti, Giulia Calenda, Paola Cortellesi
Languages: Italian, Spanish
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Come un gatto in tangenziale - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Riccardo Milani, shot by Saverio Guarna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrizia Ceresani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Paola Cortellesi and Antonio Albanese and Sonia Bergamasco carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

RUNTIME

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Marketing tagline: "They can't last. Longer than a cat on a highway.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Riccardo Milani directs. Saverio Guarna behind the camera. Andrea Guerra scores. Patrizia Ceresani cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Spanish.
3Part of the "Come un gatto in tangenziale - Collezione" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Riccardo Milani, shot by Saverio Guarna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrea Guerra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Patrizia Ceresani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Paola Cortellesi and Antonio Albanese and Sonia Bergamasco carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They can't last. Longer than a cat on a highway.".
9IMDB entry: tt7129926 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.