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Man Who Loves (The)

Country: Italy, Language: Italian, 103 mins

Original Title

L'uomo che ama
  • Director: Maria Sole Tognazzi
  • Writer: Ivan Cotroneo; Maria Sole Tognazzi
  • Producer: Donatella Botti; Elisabetta Olmi

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Elegant and sensitive...

Two brothers...one gay, one straight...

What makes this unusual is that a stable, gay relationship is pitted against the disastrous roundabout of love affairs of the straight brother...

Tognazzi has produced a mature and intelligent look into the laxities of love - that fickle condition.

There is a gentle rise of emotion, culminating in a defining moment...for both brothers...

Expect to shed a few tears...for the story and for yourself...

Elegant and sensitive filmmaking.


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The(ir) Blurb...

A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.

Cast & Characters

Pierfrancesco Favino as Roberto;
Monica Bellucci as Alba;
Kseniya Rappoport as Sara;
Michele Alhaique as Carlo;
Glen Blackhall as Yuri;
Piera Degli Esposti as Giulia;
Arnaldo Ninchi as Vittorio;
Marisa Paredes as Dottoressa Campo;
Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Dottore