''A Flat for Three'' (

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: ''Posti in piedi in paradiso'') is a 2012 Italian

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directed by

Carlo Verdone Carlo Gregorio Verdone (born 17 November 1950) is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Verdone is best known for his comedic roles in Italian classics, which he also wrote and directed. His career was jumpstarted by his first thre ...

. The film won three Nastro d'Argento Awards, for best comedy film, best actress (

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) and best supporting actor (

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). The film was a box office success, grossing over 9 million

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Plot

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burden of the economic crisis three men in

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: Ulisse, Fulvio and Domenico decide to rent an apartment together in order to live with their modest work. However the three encounter any difficulties that have forced them to always be one step away from starvation. Ulisse has to maintain his wife and daughter selling recordings of important foreign singers, Fulvio has the task of reviewing silly scandals of celebrities instead of writing articles for major artists, while Domenico must keep his wife and children going to make love with old single pensioners. At the end of the story the three, despite all the difficulties, able to have a little luck in their lives.

Cast

: Ulisse Diamanti *

Pierfrancesco Favino Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), '' T ...

: Fulvio Brignola *

: Domenico Segato *

: Gloria *

Diane Fleri Diane Fleri (born 13 July 1983), is a French-born Italian actress. Early life Fleri was born in Quimper, Brittany, France, to an Italian father, Marino Fleri, a diplomat of Estonian and Maltese origins, and a French mother of Vietnamese origin ...

: Claire *

Nicoletta Romanoff Nicoletta Romanoff (born Nicoletta Consolo, 14 May 1979) is an Italian television and film actress. Acting career Romanoff made her cinematic debut in the 2003 Italian film ''Remember Me, My Love,'' directed by Gabriele Muccino. She played the ...

: Lorenza *

Maria Luisa De Crescenzo Maria Luisa De Crescenzo (born 12 January 1992) is an Italian actress. Her credits include the television series '' Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends'' and the films ''The Best Day of My Life'', ''A Flat for Three ''A Flat for Three'' (Italian: ...

: Agnese * Tezeta Abraham: Girl in the dream

References

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* 2012 films Italian comedy films Films directed by Carlo Verdone 2012 comedy films 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub