Ricomincio da tre

Ricomincio da tre
Directed by Massimo Troisi
Produced by Fulvio Lucisano
Written by Massimo Troisi
Anna Pavignano
Starring Massimo Troisi
Lello Arena
Marco Messeri
Music by Pino Daniele
Cinematography Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by Antonio Siciliano
Distributed by IIF
Release dates
 1981
Running time
 110 min
Country Italy
Language Italian

Ricomincio da tre (internationally released as I'm Starting from Three and Starting from Three) is a 1981 Italian comedy film written, directed and starred by Massimo Troisi at his film debut.[1] The film was awarded with two David di Donatello awards for Best Film and for Best Actor.[2]

Plot

Gaetano is a shy Neapolitan boy who lives in the southern-Italian city with his family: one brother, one sister, his mother and his father, an extremely Catholic man who has lost his right hand, and confides in a miracle by Madonna of the swords to get it back.

Tired and bored about the excessive provincialism of his "entourage", and his alienating job in a food factory, Gaetano decides to hitch-hike to the more modern and cosmpolitan city of Florence. There he meets a beautiful girl, Marta, and they fall in love. Gaetano sets at Marta's and is later joined by his old friend Lello, a clumsy and rotund boy, albeit very funny in his friendship with the protagonist.

One night at Marta's, while reading a manuscript, Marta reveals to be pregnant, and she's not sure that Gaetano is the child's father: Marta had a relationship with a teenager boy, and she sincerely tells the whole story to Gaetano, that gets sad and embittered, and goes back to Naples, officially for his sister's wedding, actually to clear his mind about the facts . There he discovers himself very in love with Marta and rejoins her back in Florence, accepting her child even if he's not sure of being the natural father.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Enrico Giacovelli. La commedia all'italiana. Gremese Editore, 1995. ISBN 8876058737.
  2. ↑ Enrico Lancia. I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.
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