I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You)

I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You)
Directed by	Mark A. Reyes V
Written by	Senedy Que
Produced by	Jose Mari Abacan
Starring	Jolina Magdangal Dennis Trillo Rufa Mae Quinto
Cinematography	Jay Linao
Edited by	Marya Ignacio
Music by	Vincent A. de Jesus
Production companies	GMA Films Video King
Distributed by	GMA Films
Release date	August 6, 2008 (2008-08-06)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	Philippines Italy
Languages	Filipino English Italian
Box office	₱103.7 million

I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) is a 2008 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Mark A. Reyes. It stars Jolina Magdangal, Dennis Trillo and Rufa Mae Quinto. The film was filmed in three different continents: Asia, Europe and Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

The film was slated to be released in Europe on the same day of its Philippine premiere of August 6, 2008, but was moved to September 17, 2008. ^[3] It earned ₱13.2 million on its opening week., while its total theatrical gross is ₱103,709,311.00 million.

Plot

Six people are brought together on a seven-day cruise that will change their lives forever: ^[4]

• A hopeless romantic (Jolina Magdangal) searches for the right man for her, while dreaming of becoming a singer.
• A successful businessman (Dennis Trillo) searches for the truth about a woman from his past.
• A senior housekeeper (Eugene Domingo) finds out that it is never too late to find true love.
• A young waiter (Mark Herras) finds the woman of his dreams, but she is beyond his reach.
• A young brat (Rhian Ramos) finds out that love does not have to be as complicated as her love-hate relationship with her mother.
• And a sexy lounge singer (Rufa Mae Quinto) searches for the perfect man who will keep his promises and who will never leave her.

Cast and characters

• Jolina Magdangal as Destiny Pinlac
• Rufa Mae Quinto as Stella Sembrano
• Dennis Trillo as Paolo Guzman
• Eugene Domingo as Lovely Mercado
• Mark Herras as Nathan Reyes
• Rhian Ramos as Phoebe Villaroso
• Marvin Agustin as Patrick
• Antonello Annunziata as Captain Frank
• Andrea Delogu as Sofia
• Ida Henares as Elena Villaroso
• Pen Medina as Gary Pinlac, Destiny's father
• Chariz Solomon as Crissy "Charing"
• Aljur Abrenica as Budoy Pinlac
• Edgar Allan Guzman as Gadoy Pinlac, Destiny's brother
• Joaqui Valdes as Larry Shortfall, Destiny's brother
• Bebong Muñoz as ship doctor
• Edgar Llarosa as Hander
• Tracie Mandalog as Hannah

Release

The final gross of I.T.A.L.Y. is ₱94,730,311.00 according to Box Office Mojo.^{[ citation needed ]}

Home media

The series was released onto DVD-format and VCD-format by Viva Video. The DVD contained the movie plus bonus features like the music video of "Will of the Wind" plus the full-length trailer of the film. The DVD/VCD was released in 2008.

References

1. "Romance on the high seas in I.T.A.L.Y." The Philippine Star . June 27, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
2. "A Leading Role for Costa in the Philippines Too". Cruise Industry News. October 12, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
3. Bahia, Grace Ann (August 9, 2008). ""I.T.A.L.Y." screening moved to September 17". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
4. "GMA Films starts shooting I.T.A.L.Y." GMA News . March 31, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

External links

• I.T.A.L.Y. at IMDb