''Ask Me If I'm Happy'' () is a 2000 Italian
comedy drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
film directed by
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and
Massimo Venier.
Plot
In
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, 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''. 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 as Marina
*Silvana Fallisi as Silvana
*Daniela Cristofori as Daniela
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Antonio Catania as Antonio
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Giuseppe Battiston as Beppe
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Augusto Zucchi as Director of the Mall
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Paola Cortellesi
Paola Cortellesi (; born 24 November 1973) is an Italian actress, comedian, film director, screenwriter and producer. She has starred in about 20 movies as well as a number of theatrical, television and radio shows. In 2023, she made her director ...
as Dalia
*Valentino Picone as Doctor
*Max Pisu as Sandwich seller
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Arturo Brachetti
Arturo Brachetti (; born 13 October 1957) is an Italian List of quick-change acts, quick-change artist considered the best quick change performer in the world. In the Guinness Book of Records, he is described as the quickest and most prolific q ...
as Stage manager
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Cinzia Massironi as Francesca
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Mohamed Elsayed as Security guard of the Mall
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
Italian-language comedy films
Medusa Film films
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