My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
“At the height of its splendor, Florence was struck by a calamity: BOREDOM! To combat it, 5 friends relied on new remedies: gypsies, fishermen, fooling around? I'm fucking around!”
Jacopo, Duccio, Cecco, Manfredo and Filippo are five friends who live in Florence of the fifteenth century, during a plague epidemic.
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About My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began is a 2011 Italian-language comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. The cast is led by Christian De Sica, Michele Placido, Paolo Hendel. It has a runtime of 1h 49m. Viewers rate it 4.1/10 across 100 ratings.
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began was produced by Filmauro and made in Italy. It was released on March 16, 2011. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.
- Director
- Neri Parenti
- Writers
- Piero De Bernardi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Neri Parenti
- Release date
- March 16, 2011
- Original language
- Italian
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Italy
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $3 million
- Production
- Filmauro
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began cast & crew
My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began was directed by Neri Parenti and written by Piero De Bernardi, Leonardo Benvenuti, and Neri Parenti.
The cast features Christian De Sica as Paolo, Michele Placido as Duccio Villani di Masi, Paolo Hendel as Jacopo, Giorgio Panariello as Cecco, Massimo Ghini as Manfredo, and Massimo Ceccherini as Alderighi.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrea Guerra, cinematography is by Luciano Tovoli, and it was produced by Aurelio De Laurentiis and Luigi De Laurentiis.
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My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began holds an audience score of 4.1/10 from 97 ratings, a more divisive comedy films.
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Cast of My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began
Christian De Sica
Paolo
Michele Placido
Duccio Villani di Masi
Paolo Hendel
Jacopo
Giorgio Panariello
Cecco
Massimo Ghini
Manfredo
Massimo Ceccherini
Alderighi
Pamela Villoresi
Piccarda
Barbara Enrichi
Margarita
Alessandra Acciai
Madonna Isabetta
Eros Pagni
Adunchi
Chiara Francini
Tessa
Ainett Stephens
schiava
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My Friends: Act IV – How It All Began runs 1 hours 49 minutes (109 minutes).
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It holds a 4.1/10 audience score from 97 ratings.
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