Three Men and a Leg | |
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Directed by | Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo Massimo Venier |
Written by | Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo Massimo Venier Giorgio Gherarducci Lucio Martignoni |
Produced by | Paolo Guerra |
Starring | Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo |
Cinematography | Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci |
Edited by | Marco Spoletini |
Music by | Marco Forni Phil Palmer |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 min |
Language | Italian |
Three Men and a Leg (Italian : Tre uomini e una gamba) is a 1997 Italian road film and romantic comedy co-written and co-directed by the comedy trio Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and by Massimo Venier. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Three friends – Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo – have to travel from Milan to Gallipoli, in Apulia, for Giacomo's wedding. The bride's father, who is the trio's employer and father-in-law as well, is a rich and vulgar businessman who doesn't like his sons-in-law and has given them the task of bringing him a wooden leg, the work of a famous artist who's about to die and will soon become of great value. The three men set off on their journey and soon meet Chiara, a young woman on her way to Greece. Her car breaks down and Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo will try to help her, which will lead to the blossoming of a beautiful friendship and a deep connection between Giacomo and Chiara that will make him and his friends question the whole point of their journey.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1998 | David di Donatello | Best New Director | Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and Massimo Venier | Nominated | [5] |
Nastro d'Argento | Special Nastro d'Argento | Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo | Won |
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