Ask Me If I Am Happy
Comedy • 2000 • 1 hr 40 min
Directed By
Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
Written By
Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti, Walter Fontana
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Not my favorite of the trilogy, but it's undeniable that Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo's comedy is kinda unique. Worth seeing it
Classic Italian comedy. Good.
Really good one
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I corti ("shorts") by Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo was the first stage show of the comedy trio, with the participation of Marina Massironi. It was recorded live at the Teatro Nuovo in Ferrara on 28 and 29 March 1996. Produced by Agidi, with the theatre direction of Arturo Brachetti.
Friends Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo travel from north to south for Giacomo's wedding, carrying a precious item: the father of the bride, a tyrannical rich man who is both their boss and father-in-law (also Aldo and Giovanni married his daughters), has entrusted them with a wooden leg, the work of a famous artist.
Fugitive convict Aldo seizes a car, taking policeman Giacomo and civilian Giovanni hostages. While chased by the police all over Italy, they will eventually become friends.
Aspiring actors Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing a passion project, staging their performance of 'Cyrano de Bergerac'. However, love for the same woman will end their friendship. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after hearing that Aldo is dying.
Al Caruso, John Gresco, and Jack Amoruso are three gangsters working for the Genovese family. After botching yet another hit and discovering that their boss wants to get rid of them, the trio comes up with a plan to sell him to the FBI. However, Al's short-term memory loss could be a problem...
Claudia is married with dull Giovanni. Meek Giacomo is happily divorced until he meets her. Aldo is a colorful cabbie with whom she had an affair. Who will Claudia choose?
Four comedic episodes framed within the story of a tyrannical Zen master and his two hapless disciples.
On Christmas Eve, three friends dressed as Santa Clauses are arrested in what seems to be a burglary and taken to the police, accused of being the infamous "Santa Claus Gang". While trying to prove their innocence, the trio explains why they found themselves in such a strange situation.
A wealthy broker, his loyal butler, and a poor street seller all see their social positions change in a twist of fate.
Old and forgotten, comedian Aldo is brought by his sons into a nursing home called Reuma Park where he finds his old friends and partners Giovanni and Giacomo.
Three families end up in the same rented house. Throughout the summer, they become friends and rediscover how to enjoy life.
