Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- warm
- sincere
- date night
- casual weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as an amiable but formulaic romantic anthology with recognizable performers and uneven episodes.
What sets it apart
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The film is divided into four episodes following Nicola and Lucia, Franco and Manuela, Filippo and Fosco, and Ernesto and Cecilia.
The episodes include disability and caregiving, fertility treatment, a gay couple planning marriage, and a workplace liaison.
Fertility medicine, marriage, disability, and workplace hierarchy all complicate the couples' romantic choices.
The four relationship-centered episodes collectively explore contrasting romantic dilemmas and outcomes.
Films like Manual of Love 2, and why
Manual of Love
ensemble romantic comedy with multiple interwoven relationship stories and an affectionate, episodic tone
The Best of Youth
Italian ensemble romance balancing comic misunderstandings, relationship conflict, and bittersweet emotional episodes
Paris, je t'aime
multi-story romantic comedy centered on couples, desire, and changing forms of intimacy
Love Actually
warm, character-driven ensemble romance with comic and dramatic perspectives on love
Movie Details
- Director
- Giovanni Veronesi
- Release Date
- 2007-01-19
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (293)
Cast
- Carlo Verdone
- Monica Bellucci
- Riccardo Scamarcio
- Fabio Volo
- Sergio Rubini
- Antonio Albanese
- Claudio Bisio
- Barbora Bobuľová
- Elsa Pataky
- Dario Bandiera
Common questions
- What is Manual of Love 2 about?
- Four Italian relationship stories explore desire, commitment, fertility, disability, and same-sex marriage through a lively but uneven romantic comedy anthology.
- What is Manual of Love 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Manual of Love 2 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Manual of Love 2 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Manual of Love 2.
- What did critics think of Manual of Love 2?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as an amiable but formulaic romantic anthology with recognizable performers and uneven episodes.
- Which films are like Manual of Love 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Manual of Love, The Best of Youth, Paris, je t'aime, and Love Actually.
- How long is Manual of Love 2?
- Manual of Love 2 runs 125 minutes.
