Ask Me If I Am Happy

Ask Me If I Am Happy

2000 · 100 min · IT · 7.7 (1,576 votes)
Dir. Giacomo Poretti, Giovanni Storti, Aldo Baglio, Massimo Venier · Starring Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Marina Massironi, Silvana Fallisi, Antonio Catania · Music Samuele Bersani
Comedy

Aspiring actors Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while focusing on their passion project: staging an adaptation of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'. However, love for the same woman will end their friendship. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite to travel from Milan to Sicily after hearing that Aldo is dying.

VIBE

This film feels like a warm, reflective journey through the complexities of male friendship, tinged with both laughter and profound sadness. It’s a bittersweet exploration of past choices and the enduring bonds that shape us, offering moments of genuine humor alongside poignant emotional depth.

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