Sorry, You Can't Get Through!

"Love is a funny thing."

2005 1h 45m IT

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 5

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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Alarmed by the news that for each working Italian there's a retiree, 70-year-old Walter decides to do his part by helping "a young person who's working for him." He chooses Piero, a model worker and upstanding citizen so shy that he can't bring himself to declare his feelings for night-time street cleaner Francesca. Walter starts giving him some old-hand advice on the matter.

“Love is a funny thing.”

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Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino
Piero
Carlo Delle Piane
Walter
Lorenza Indovina
Francesca
Valerio Mastandrea
Piero
Anna Falchi
Sonia
Nicole Murgia
Sara
Nathalie Guetta
Collega di Francesca
Gianni Ferreri
Ospite

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paolo Genovese
Writers: Luca Miniero, Paolo Genovese, Luca Miniero
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paolo Genovese, shot by Mario Amura. 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 Gabriele Benigni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Pierfrancesco Favino and Carlo Delle Piane and Lorenza Indovina carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love is a funny thing.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0434230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paolo Genovese directs. Mario Amura behind the camera. Gabriele Benigni scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by Paolo Genovese, shot by Mario Amura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Gabriele Benigni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Pierfrancesco Favino and Carlo Delle Piane and Lorenza Indovina carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Love is a funny thing.".
6IMDB entry: tt0434230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.