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A quartet of interlocking stories of finding, losing and rediscovering love, it starts strong, sputters for a while, and ends cheerfully enough.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Manual of Love
2005 · 1h 56m · N/A
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Giovanni Veronesi
Overview
Four intertwined stories on the joys and sorrows of love.
Director and cast
- Giovanni Veronesi Director
- Carlo Verdone as Goffredo
- Silvio Muccino as Tommaso
- Luciana Littizzetto as Ornella
- Sergio Rubini as Marco
- Margherita Buy as Barbara
- Jasmine Trinca as Giulia
- Rodolfo Corsato as Alberto Marchese
- Dino Abbrescia as Gabriele
- Dario Bandiera as Piero
- Alessandro Mistichelli as Proprietario Libreria
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