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''I Love You in Every Language in the World'' ( it, Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo) is a 2005 Italian
romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...
film directed by
Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film '' The Cyclone ...
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Plot

Gilberto Rovai, a teacher of physical education at a school in Pistoia, throws a surprise birthday party for his wife. However, when his wife is about to enter their home, she takes a phone call and Gilberto and his friends discover that she is having an affair. They divorce, and Gilberto goes to live with his brother Cateno, a swimming enthusiast and a janitor at Gilberto's school. One year later, Paolina, a student of Gilberto's, becomes infatuated with him. Paolina texts him constantly with "I love you" messages in all the languages of the world. The principal of the school believes that Gilberto is in a relationship with Paolina and tries to transfer him to
Borgo a Buggiano Borgo a Buggiano is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, and the municipal seat of the ''comune'' of Buggiano, province of Pistoia. Borgo a Buggiano is about 21 km from Pistoia and 53 km from Florence. Sports The town is home to the footba ...
. One evening, convinced by Anselmi, a colleague, Gilberto attends a swingers party only to find himself paired with his ex-wife. Disgusted, he leaves the party he sees a man argue and slap a woman. He befriends the woman, Margherita, and they begin to see each other regularly. One day, Gilberto discovers that Margherita is the mother of Paolina, the girl who is infatuated with him. The surprise meeting between the two has devastating effects: Gilberto faints in shock and is taken to hospital, while Paolina reacts very badly and argues with her mother. Gilberto's friend, the psychologist Bellucci, tells Gilberto that Paolina is attracted to him because she sees him as the father she has never met, and believes dead. But Paolina's father is not dead and is now a friar, Brother Massimo, who is unaware of the existence of his daughter. Gilberto wants Margherita to tell Paolina (and the friar) the truth but she thinks it a bad idea. Gilberto then arranges a meeting between Massimo and Paolina but Massimo cannot get himself to tell her the truth about their relationship. When, finally, Margherita reveals the truth, Paolina attacks Gilberto and stones his car. He comforts her with a hug. The school principal see this and takes it as confirmation that the two are in a relationship and forces Gilberto to move to Borgo a Buggiano. Several months later Gilberto is visited by Margherita. Cateno had sent her the many love letters that Gilberto had written, but not sent, her. Knowing that he loves her, she decides to move to Borgo a Buggiano. Meanwhile, Paolina finds her love in the son of the psychologist Bellucci.


Cast

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Leonardo Pieraccioni Leonardo Pieraccioni (born 17 February 1965) is an Italian film director, actor, comedian and screenwriter. Born in Florence, he made his directorial debut with '' The Graduates'' (1995). In 1996 he directed his breakthrough film '' The Cyclone ...
as Gilberto Rovai *
Giorgio Panariello Giorgio Panariello (born 30 September 1960 in Florence) is an Italian comedian, film and stage actor, director and television presenter. Biography Born in Florence to a father of Campanian origin, he raised in Cinquale, a seaside town in the pr ...
as Cateno *Marjo Berasategui as Margherita *
Rocco Papaleo Rocco Antonio Papaleo (born 16 August 1958) is an Italian actor, film director and singer. Born in Lauria ( Basilicata), he moved to Rome to study math at university but left soon to attend the theatre school. He made his theatrical debut in 19 ...
as Prof. Anselmi *
Massimo Ceccherini Massimo Ceccherini (born 23 May 1965) is an Italian actor, film director, comedian and screenwriter. Biography Born in Florence, Ceccherini is the son of a plasterer, he seemed destined for the same profession, but his father was attracted to t ...
as Brother Massimo *
Giulia Elettra Gorietti Giulia Elettra Gorietti (born 29 September 1988) is an Italian actress from Rome. Life and career Gorietti was born in Rome from an Italian father and a German-Portuguese mother: at the age of 12 she joined the Italian Rhythmic gymnastics te ...
as Paolina *
Barbara Tabita Barbara Tabita (born 13 February 1975) is an Italian actress, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Augusta, Sicily, Tabita studied acting at the drama school of the Teatro Stabile di Catania The Teatro Stabile di Catania (Permanent ...
as Debora *
Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...
as the Principal *Marco Spiga as Bellucci *
Nicolas Vaporidis Nicolas Vaporidis ( el, Νικόλας Βαπορίδης; born 22 December 1981) is an Italian actor. Biography Vaporidis was born in Rome to an Italian mother and a Greek father. He obtained a classical diploma in Rome in 2000, then enrolled i ...
as Bellucci's son *Barbara Enrichi as Betty uno *Cristina Bignardi as Prof. Fabiani *Monica Dugo as Priscilla *Gaetano Gennai as Ugo Panerai *
Pietro Ghislandi Pietro Ghislandi (born 19 April 1957 in Bergamo) is an Italian actor. History He was introduced to the public as a ventriloquist and was a finalist in the 1986/87 edition of the RaiUno program Fantastico 7 with his dummy Sergio. In 1985 he ...
as the traffic policeman * Francesco Tricarico,
Carlo Conti Carlo Natale Marino Conti (born 13 March 1961), simply known as Carlo Conti, is an Italian television presenter. Life and career Born in Florence, Conti graduated in accountancy, then he was a bank teller from 1981 to 1986.. After some experi ...
, Paolo Beldì and
Giovanni Veronesi Giovanni Veronesi (born 1962) is an Italian film screenwriter, actor and director. Born in Prato, he is the brother of the writer Sandro Veronesi. He started his career writing scripts for directors such as Francesco Nuti, Leonardo Pieraccio ...
as the friars


Production


Filming

The film was shot in Pistoia,
Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, while the scenes at the amusement park were filmed in
Gardaland Gardaland Resort is an amusement park located in northeastern Italy. Opened on 19 July 1975, the resort includes Gardaland Park, Gardaland Sea-Life, Legoland Waterpark, Gardaland Hotel, Adventure Hotel and Magic Hotel. It is adjacent to Lake Gar ...
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References


External links

* {{Leonardo Pieraccioni Films directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni Films set in Tuscany 2005 films 2000s Italian-language films 2005 romantic comedy films Italian romantic comedy films