The Best Man (Italian: Il testimone dello sposo) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati. It was entered into the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
| Written by | Pupi Avati |
| Produced by | Antonio Avati Aurelio De Laurentiis |
| Starring | Diego Abatantuono |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Rachini |
| Edited by | Amedeo Salfa |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Distributed by | Filmauro |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
edit- Diego Abatantuono as Angelo Beliossi
- Inés Sastre as Francesca Babini
- Dario Cantarelli as Edgardo Osti
- Cinzia Mascoli as Peppina Campeggi
- Valeria D'Obici as Olimpia Campeggi Babini
- Mario Erpichini as Sisto Babini
- Ada Maria Serra Zanetti
- Ugo Conti as Marziano Beliossi
- Nini Salerno as Sauro Ghinassi
Reception
editThe Best Man has an approval rating of 57% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 5.7/10.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Berlinale: 1998 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "44 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 24 November 1997. Archived from the original on 13 February 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "The Best Man". Rotten Tomatoes.
External links
edit- The Best Man at IMDb
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