That's Life
Poster of the film
ItalianCosì è la vita
Directed byAldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Massimo Venier
Written byAldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Massimo Venier
Gino e Michele
Giorgio Gherarducci
Graziano Ferrari
Produced byPaolo Guerra
StarringAldo Baglio
Giovanni Storti
Giacomo Poretti
Marina Massironi
CinematographyGiovanni Fiore Coltellacci
Music byNegrita
Distributed byMedusa Film
Release date
  • 18 December 1998 (1998-12-18)
Running time
108 min
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$30 million (Italy)[1]

That's Life (Italian: Così è la vita) is a 1998 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo and Massimo Venier.[1][2]

Plot

Aldo Baglio is detained for forgery of credit cards and has befriended his large cellmate Crapanzano; Giacomo Poretti is an upstanding police office that dreams of becoming a writer and lives with her sister's family, by which he is treated like an unwanted guest; Giovanni Storti is a children's toy inventor who is not loved by his wife, Elena. One morning, Aldo needs to be escorted to the courthouse. The designated police officers are Giacomo and his colleague Antonio. However, Giacomo is left alone by Antonio who goes to meet Elena instead, the latter cheating on Giovanni. During the drive, Aldo accidentally finds a gun in the glove compartment and decide to hijack the vehicle. Simultaneously, Giovanni's car is stolen under his eyes, so he stops Giacomo's police car that was passing by, ending up being taken hostage, too.

After a long and adventurous journey, the three are found by the police. After a chase, the car falls from a cliff, but they miraculously manage to save themselves. Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo spend the night in an abandoned cemetery, where they meet Clara, a woman Aldo falls in love with. The three hitchhike back to Milan, when they realise they actually died in the car crash. Giovanni finds out that his newly widowed wife has an unfaithful relationship with Antonio, while Giacomo discovers that his room has been already rented out and all his possessions, including the book he was working on for a long time, had been thrown away.

Clara reveals herself as an angel and, together with Aldo, helps the two take revenge before accompanying them to heaven.

Cast

Box office

The film was the fourth highest grossing film of the year despite only being released during December. It went on to gross over $30 million in Italy.[1]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
1999 Nastro d'Argento Best Original Song Negrita Nominated [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rooney, David (12 January 1999). "Boffo Italo B.O." Variety. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "That's Life (1998)". DVD Planet Store. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Così è la vita Premi vinti e nomination". ComingSoon.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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