My Best Enemy

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My Best Enemy

2006

1h 50m

Comedy

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Achille De Bellis (Carlo Verdone) is the head of a posh hotel chain, owned in part by his wife (Agnese Nano). The wealthy couple's 25th anniversary is on the horizon, but Achille's ordered day-to-day life is thrown for a loop when he runs into Orfeo Rinalduzzi (Silvio Muccino), a working-class young man. Orfeo blames the executive for firing his mother and decides to find a way to strike back at Achille. Soon Orfeo and Achille's lives are intertwined, and they develop an unusual friendship.

Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

The Steel Helmet this ain't, but Bowen manages some striking moments.

Aug 26, 2005

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Beatriz Maldivia

Espinof

The performances of all the actors and their authentic and funny dialogues deserve special applause. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 14, 2020

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

The most striking - and successful - aspect of My Best Enemy as a comedy is its profoundly serious themes; betrayal in marriage, troubled paternal relationships and a profoundly incompetent mother figure

Jan 5, 2007

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Buena pelicula, en palabras de mi hijo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Personajes normales en una guerra que no les interesa mas que el futbol

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Very difficult t watch in some parts -- not in a cinematography way, but in a human sense. Nonetheless, an outstanding tale.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Italian Film Festival Oct 2007 Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand My Best Enemy [Italian title: Il Mio Miglior Nemico] Starring: Co-writer/Actor Silvio Muccino [Manual of Love] plus Director/Actor Carlo Verdone Sun 7 October 2007 The father and boyfriend make the funniest comedy duo - I enjoyed this more than Manual of Love and I liked that film a lot. The moral of the story seems to be that personal vendettas are futile - you can't fix the past and you can even make it worse for yourself. There are a lot of adults in the film doing stupid things for sex - another theme in the film is that real love is better than the pursuit of sexual adventure. The central three characters all have issues with their close family and realise that they can find emotional support by building relationships outside their immediate family. The three help each other through a major crisis and finally become a new family together. All done in a very, very funny way - funnier than Christmas in Love.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Beautifully directed, it tells about human stupidity in a funny and touching way. Great movie for two great countries!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Se hace un poquito lenta al principio, hasta que te metes en la historia y en los personajes. Si habeis visto Joeux Noel, la tematica no parece tan original, pero aun asi merece la pena.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Carlo Verdone

Achille De Bellis

Silvio Muccino

Orfeo Rinalduzzi

Ana Caterina Morariu

Cecilia

Agnese Nano

Gigliola Duranti

Paolo Triestino

Guglielmo Duranti

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Synopsis

Achille De Bellis (Carlo Verdone) is the head of a posh hotel chain, owned in part by his wife (Agnese Nano). The wealthy couple's 25th anniversary is on the horizon, but Achille's ordered day-to-day life is thrown for a loop when he runs into Orfeo Rinalduzzi (Silvio Muccino), a working-class young man. Orfeo blames the executive for firing his mother and decides to find a way to strike back at Achille. Soon Orfeo and Achille's lives are intertwined, and they develop an unusual friendship.

Director: Carlo Verdone
Producer: Aurelio De Laurentiis
Screenwriter: Silvio Muccino, Pasquale Plastino, Silvia Ranfagni, Carlo Verdone
Production Co: Filmauro
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 50m