''Si vive una volta sola'' () is a 2021 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 is written by Verdone himself, together with

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and Pasquale Plastino, and its release has been delayed three times from an original February 2020 date due to the

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. The film was released on

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in Italy on May 13, 2021.

Cast

as Umberto Gastaldi *

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 Amedeo Lasalandra *

Anna Foglietta Anna Foglietta (born 3 April 1979) is an Italian actress. She has appeared in the films ''Escort in Love'' and ''Ex – Amici come prima!''. She has also appeared in several television series such as ''Distretto di Polizia'' and ''The Mafia Kill ...

as Lucia Santilli *

Max Tortora Max Tortora (born Massimiliano Tortora on 21 January 1963) is an Italian actor. Biography Very active on TV, Tortora began his career on stage in the 1980s, after graduating in Architecture. His most famous role is the role of the mechanic Ezio ...

as Corrado Pezzella *Mariana Falace as Tina Gastaldi *Sergio Múñiz as Xabier

Release

Originally set to be released on 27 February 2020, the date was delayed to 27 November due to the outbreak of the

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. In October 2020, after the Italian government imposed the closure of theaters in the whole country, in order to decrease the impact of a new outbreak, Filmauro pushed back the release to 20 January 2021. The film was delayed again and finally released in a selection of theatres in Rome on 28 April 2021, and via streaming on

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on 13 May.

References

External links

* 2021 films Films directed by Carlo Verdone Italian comedy films 2020s Italian-language films Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 comedy films 2020s Italian films {{2020s-Italy-film-stub