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You're Laughing

Released Sep 18, 1998 1h 42m Drama List
Reviews 40% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
Two separate narratives tell stories of life in Italy. In the first, set in 1930s Rome, Felice (Antonio Albanese), an aging opera singer, is forced to quit singing and become an accountant. While he sleeps, he bursts out in fits of laughter. His suspicious wife, Marika (Elena Ghiaurov), thinks she's being laughed at. The conflict that ensues could ruin their marriage. In the second piece, a kidnapping in contemporary Sicily is eerily similar to a crime that took place a century earlier. Read More Read Less

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Aug 17, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member on the big screen, and despite the poetic and beautiful cinematography, pace, and music, I was left wondering: what was the point of these two short stories? They are very grim and dark, dealing with suicide and murder. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Two separate narratives tell stories of life in Italy. In the first, set in 1930s Rome, Felice (Antonio Albanese), an aging opera singer, is forced to quit singing and become an accountant. While he sleeps, he bursts out in fits of laughter. His suspicious wife, Marika (Elena Ghiaurov), thinks she's being laughed at. The conflict that ensues could ruin their marriage. In the second piece, a kidnapping in contemporary Sicily is eerily similar to a crime that took place a century earlier.
Director
Paolo Taviani
Producer
Grazia Volpi
Screenwriter
Vittorio Taviani, Luigi Pirandello, Paolo Taviani, Claudio Grassetti
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 18, 1998, Original
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby