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Friends for Life

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6.2/10 • 5

1955-09-161h 40m

ComedyDramaFamily

Mario and the new kid Franco gradually become the best of friends, but their friendship is tested when one of them wins a competition.

Directors
Franco Rossi
Writters
Ottavio Alessi, Ugo Guerra, Franco Rossi, Leonardo Benvenuti, Gian Domenico Giagni, Piero De Bernardi

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  1. Geronimo Meynier

    Geronimo Meynier

    Mario

  2. Andrea Sciré

    Andrea Sciré

    Franco

  3. Vera Carmi

    Vera Carmi

    La madre di Mario

  4. Luigi Tosi

    Luigi Tosi

    Il padre di Mario

  5. Carlo Tamberlani

    Carlo Tamberlani

    Il padre di Franco

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CinemaSerf

May 6, 2024

7/10

"Franco" (Andrea Sciré) is the son of a diplomat and is quite well educated and worldly when he arrives at his new school where he quickly befriends "Mario" (Geronimo Meynier). The fact that he lives in an exclusive hotel causes a little consternation with his new friend's family at the beginning, but pretty soon the two boys are inseparable and getting up to all sorts of mischief. Then they hit an unexpected bump in the road that sees them both in the same running competition - and of course, only one of them can win. What now ensures is something that I think we can all relate to. The complexities of maintaining an intensive friendship - it's almost like an addiction, and the two young actors here really do immerse themselves in the roles and offer us an amiably engaging look at a friendship tempered with some stupidity and soft-headedness. Fortunately the adult characters are pretty much on board here, and are also adept at leaving their sons to solve their own problems whilst offering a shoulder and some words of wisdom as required. It also shines a light on the behaviour of classmates who, with varying degrees of nastiness, are envious of something they aren't part of. They see the boy's relationship as something to be torn down rather than celebrated when the first sign of a crack emerges. It can be quite funny and is really an enjoyably paced and jauntily scored celebration of a simple friendship that we all hope endures in the end.

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    Released
    Original Language
    Italian
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