The Fifth Wheel (film)

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The Fifth Wheel
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Directed by Giovanni Veronesi
Written by
  • Giovanni Veronesi
  • Filippo Bologna
  • Ugo Chiti
  • Ernesto Fioretti
Produced by Domenico Procacci
Starring
Cinematography Fabio Cianchetti
Edited byPatrizio Marone
Music by Elisa
Running time
113 minutes

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]

Contents

Cast

Music

The score was written and composed by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa. [3] The original song "Ecco che" was published on November 22, 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]

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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.
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