Manual of Love 2 | |
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Directed by | Giovanni Veronesi |
Written by | Giovanni Veronesi Andrea Agnello Ugo Chiti |
Produced by | Aurelio De Laurentiis Luigi De Laurentiis |
Starring | |
Narrated by | Claudio Bisio |
Cinematography | Giovanni Canevari |
Edited by | Cludio Di Mauro |
Music by | Paolo Buonvino |
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Running time | 125 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Manual of Love 2 (Italian : Manuale d'amore 2 - Capitoli successivi) is a 2007 Italian romantic comedy film in four quartets directed by Giovanni Veronesi. [1] [2] It is the sequel of Manual of Love and was followed by Manual of Love 3 .
The film is divided into four episodes, centered on the theme of love.
Dario and Nicola, two men from Apulia, are involved in a car accident. Both are taken to hospital suffering from paralysis of the legs, and there Nicola meets a beautiful nurse named Lucia. While Nicola continues his rehabilitation therapy, he finds that he loves Lucia more and more, and she, too, in time, falls in love with him.
Franco and Manuela have been married for a short time, and they want a child. However, Franco has a low semen count, and this creates many complications for the couple. Given that in Italy the two cannot use artificial insemination, because the law prevents it, Franco and Manuela travel to Spain, where Manuela is admitted to a specialist clinic. Franco manages to make Manuela pregnant, and he hopes they will have a son. However, their unborn child proves to be a girl.
Lecce, Salento: Fosco and Filippo are two young men in love. However, Fosco's father, a typical Italian southern man, does not tolerate his son's homosexuality, and disowns him. Fosco and Filippo, as well as having this problem, know that in Italy they cannot get married, or even take on the upbringing of a child, because the laws do not permit such things. After they have been fighting over these issues, Fosco is beaten up by homophobes, and is soon visited in hospital by Filippo, who promises to go to Spain where he will marry him.
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