'' Pensavo fosse amore, invece era un calesse'' (''I thought it was love, but it was a barouche'') is a

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Italian romance- comedy drama film. It is the last film directed by

Massimo Troisi Massimo Troisi (; 19 February 1953 – 4 June 1994) was an Italian actor, cabaret performer, screenwriter, and film director. He is best known for his works in the films '' I'm Starting from Three'' (1981) and '' Il Postino: The Postman'' (1994) ...

. For his performance

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won the

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for best supporting actor.

Plot

Tommaso and Cecilia are young engaged couple in Naples, leading an apparently regular life. He has a restaurant in Borgo Marinari near the area of Castel dell'Ovo. Tommaso's (single) friend Amedeo owns a book shop nearby; Amedeo's teenager sister, Chiara, is in love with Tommaso. Tommaso and Cecilia are about to get married, but Cecilia's excessive jealousy might ruin everything. During a moment of intimacy, she is convinced she heard her future husband saying another woman's name, Elena. The situation quickly degenerates, so Cecilia leaves Tommaso and starts seeing a mysterious, older man named Enea. In the meantime, Amedeo becomes involved with Flora, the former girlfriend of another friend of theirs, Giorgio. When Amedeo's sister Chiara realises that she can't win Tommaso's heart, she spikes his coffee with rat poison in a comic scene. She is so jealous that she even sets Enea's motorcycle on fire. Tommaso tries to set things straight even turning to a two-bit spellcaster of white magic for help. It seems to work; Cecilia leaves Enea and goes back to Tommaso. Their wedding day arrives, but Tommaso does not show up at the church; his love for Cecilia is gone. He sends a message to Cecilia asking her to meet him at a local cafe. He is still wearing his wedding attire and she comes in her wedding dress. He tells her "men and women are not meant to be married", and agreeing she arranges to go out later that night with him.

Cast

: Tommaso * Francesca Neri: Cecilia * Marco Messeri: Enea *

: Amedeo https://www.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/cast/angelo-orlando/92047/ *

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: Flora

Reception

It was the third highest-grossing Italian film in Italy in 1992 with a gross of $6.9 million.

References

External links

* 1991 films Films directed by Massimo Troisi Italian romantic comedy-drama films 1990s romantic comedy-drama films 1991 comedy films 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub