''Ask Me If I'm Happy'' ( it, Chiedimi se sono felice) is a 2000 Italian
comedy drama
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film directed by
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo are an Italian trio of comedians, actors, directors and screenwriters, composed of Aldo Baglio (; born 28 September 1958), Giovanni Storti (; born 20 February 1957) and Giacomo Poretti (; born 26 April 1956). Perfo ...
and
Massimo Venier
Massimo Venier (born 26 March 1967) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Filmography
*''Three Men and a Leg'' (1997)
*'' That's Life'' (1998)
*'' Ask Me If I'm Happy'' (2000)
*''The Legend of Al, John and Jack'' (2002)
*''Do You Know Cl ...
.
Plot
In
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
, the three friends Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo do different jobs, although far below their expectations. So their dream is to set up a play adapted from ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
''. With them also joins Marina, although the company for listing on the scene proves very complicated.
Cast
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Aldo Baglio as Aldo
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Giovanni Storti as Giovanni
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Giacomo Poretti as Giacomo
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Marina Massironi
Marina Massironi (born 16 May 1963) is an Italian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1987.
Selected filmography
Awards
* David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Bread and Tulips
''Bread and Tul ...
as Marina
*Silvana Fallisi as Silvana
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Antonio Catania
Antonio Catania (born 22 February 1952) is an Italian actor.
Life and career
Born in Acireale, Province of Catania, Antonio Catania studied acting at the Drama School of the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. After the graduation he started an intense ...
as Antonio
*
Giuseppe Battiston
Giuseppe Battiston (born 22 July 1968) is an Italian actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1990.
Filmography Film
Television
References
External links
*
1968 births
Living people
Italian male actors
Peo ...
as Beppe
*
Augusto Zucchi
Augusto Zucchi (born 9 March 1946) is an Italian actor and theatre director. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1970.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1946 births
Living people
Italian male film actors
It ...
as Director of the Mall
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Paola Cortellesi
Paola Cortellesi (born 24 November 1973 in Rome) is an Italian actress, singer, voice actress, and presenter. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical shows, television shows, and radio shows.
Biography
Cortellesi debut ...
as Dalia
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Cinzia Massironi
Cinzia Massironi (born October 28, 1966) is an Italian actress and voice actress. She was born in Legnano, and is a cousin of the actress Marina Massironi.
Massironi lent her voice to many Italian versions of cartoon or anime characters (both fema ...
as Francesca
Reception
It was the highest-grossing Italian film of the year, grossing $28 million.
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Accolades
References
External links
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2000 comedy films
2000 films
Italian comedy films
Films directed by Massimo Venier
Films set in Milan
Films set in Sicily
Films shot in Milan
Films shot in Lazio
2000s Italian-language films
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