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  • 1994
  • Unrated
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1994
  • Unrated
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in this wry look at life. Presented in three chapters, Moretti uses the experiences of traveling on his motor-scooter, cruising with his friend around a set of remote islands in search of peace to finish his new film and consulting doctor after doctor to cure his annoying rash to cast a humor...

Directed By: Nanni Moretti

Written By: Nanni Moretti

  • 1994
  • Unrated
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 1994
  • Unrated
  • Fine Line Features
  • 1 h 40 m

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Summary Nanni Moretti directs himself playing himself in this wry look at life. Presented in three chapters, Moretti uses the experiences of traveling on his motor-scooter, cruising with his friend around a set of remote islands in search of peace to finish his new film and consulting doctor after doctor to cure his annoying rash to cast a humor...

Directed By: Nanni Moretti

Written By: Nanni Moretti

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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
17 Reviews
23% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
17 Reviews
23% Mixed
5 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Often, the film-maker seems to be on a journey without a destination, perhaps without a script. Occasionally, brilliantly, he goes entirely off the rails.
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80
As both a skillful director and a lovable oddball, [Moretti] commands interest. It's easy to follow him anywhere.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
75
Although Moretti's deadpan delivery and his film's relaxed pacing may be too unemphatic for some, those on his wavelength will be delighted. If you like this sort of comedy, treat yourself to Caro Diario. [09 Dec 1994, p.34]
By Jay Boyar FULL REVIEW
70
Relaxed and leisurely, it's an effortless blend of documentary and fiction, part road movie, part sociological satire, part polemical reminiscence.
By Geoff Andrew FULL REVIEW
63
It's a small, amusing movie that's long on charming affability. [03 Feb 1995]
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
50
More self-mockery is needed, less self-regard. [07 Apr 1995, p.90]
By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW
50
There are moments that sparkle, but the whole is not a worthy sum of its parts, and, while much of what Moretti does is interesting, that doesn't mean that it's enjoyable.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sacher Film, Banfilm, La Sept Cinéma, Rai 1, Canal+
Release Date Sep 30, 1994
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating Unrated
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Awards

David di Donatello Awards
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
Golden Ciak Awards
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations

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