# One Man Up (2001)

> Two men sharing a name confront the humiliating afterlife of fame when scandal and injury abruptly erase their public identities.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/36403

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast: Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Nello Mascia, Antonino Bruschetta, Roberto De Francesco, Angela Goodwin, Enrica Rosso, Clotilde Sabatino
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295671/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: blackly comic, melancholic, stylish, arthouse film night, italian cinema night

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