The Fifth Wheel (film)

The Fifth Wheel
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Giovanni Veronesi
Written by	Giovanni Veronesi Filippo Bologna Ugo Chiti Ernesto Fioretti
Produced by	Domenico Procacci
Starring	Elio Germano Alessandra Mastronardi Ricky Memphis
Cinematography	Fabio Cianchetti
Edited by	Patrizio Marone
Music by	Elisa
Production companies	Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia Fandango OGI Film
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	14 November 2013 (2013-11-14)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Fifth Wheel (Italian : L'ultima ruota del carro) is a 2013 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Giovanni Veronesi. It was the opening film at the 2013 Rome Film Festival. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Elio Germano as Ernesto
• Alessandra Mastronardi as Angela
• Ricky Memphis as Giacinto
• Sergio Rubini as Fabrizio Del Monte
• Virginia Raffaele as Mara
• Alessandro Haber as il Maestro
• Ubaldo Pantani as Toscano
• Francesca Antonelli as Agnese
• Maurizio Battista as zio Alberto
• Francesca D'Aloja as Donna Giulia
• Massimo Wertmüller as padre di Ernesto
• Elena Di Cioccio as Giuliana
• Luis Molteni as Cocco
• Dalila Di Lazzaro as signora veneta

Music

The score was written and composed by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. ^[3] The original song "Ecco che" was published on 22 November 2013, and was written by Giuliano Sangiorgi and produced by Elisa. ^{[4] [5]} In 2014 the song was nominated at the Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song. ^[6]

References

1. Jay Weissberg (November 12, 2013). "Review: 'The Fifth Wheel'". Variety . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
2. Chiara Ugolini (November 8, 2013). "Festival di Roma al via con "L'ultima ruota del carro": Veronesi e la storia di un italiano". La Repubblica . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. Gatto, Massimo (15 October 2013). "Elisa: «Mamma tenera e rock»". Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
4. Marchetti, Silvia (21 November 2013). "'Ecco che', il nuovo singolo di Elisa". Teatro.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
5. ""Ecco che": scrive Giuliano Sangiorgi, canta Elisa". Radio Italia (in Italian). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
6. ""Ecco che": Elisa e Giuliano Sangiorgi in nomination ai "Nastri d'Argento"". Radio Italia (in Italian). 30 May 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2024.

External links

• The Fifth Wheel at IMDb
• The Fifth Wheel at Rotten Tomatoes