One Man Up (Italian: L'uomo in più) is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director.[3] The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo.[3]
One Man Up | |
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Directed by | Paolo Sorrentino |
Written by | Paolo Sorrentino |
Starring | Toni Servillo |
Cinematography | Pasquale Mari |
Music by | Pasquale Catalano |
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Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Set during the eighties, the film charts the decline of two men both named Antonio Pisapia who lead entirely separate yet strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer who finds himself washed up after a sex scandal ends his run of success; the other a football hero whose playing career is abruptly cut short by injury.